Sediment and morphodynamics of a siliciclastic near coastal area, in relation to hydrodynamical and meteorological conditions: Belgian Continental Shelf = De sediment- en morfodynamiek van de kustnabije zone in relatie tot de impact van hydrodynamische en meteorologische factoren in een silicoclastische omgeving, Belgisch continentaal plat

The Belgian near coastal area is characterised by shallow marine sandbanks lying more or less parallel to the shoreline. Research activities were focussed on the sediment- and morphodynamics of the Stroombank, the Nieuwpoort Bank and the Baland Bank, supplemented by a comparative investigation along the interaction zone with the Flemish Bank system. To study the sedimentological and morphological behaviour of this macrotidal environment (-5 to -15 m MLLWS) an integrated research strategy was set up covering different spatial as well as temporal scales. Sediment transport calculations showed th... Mehr ...