The Morphodynamics of the Wadden Sea

ISBN-13: 9789061916796 / Angielski / Twarda / 1988 / 320 str.

Jurgen Ehlers

Opis

The Wadden Sea area of the North Sea is one which undergoes rapid morphological changes. Under natural conditions, the barrier islands would adjust them-selves to a rising sea level. However, be-cause the islands are densely populated and have an important role as holiday resorts, morphological changes are un-desirable. Coastal engineering counter-measures have been undertaken to pre-vent beach erosion, shifting of tidal in-lets, breaching of dune ridges and land-ward-directed washover. The natural processes and the results of human inter-ference including the negative conse-quences of many of the measures are discussed in detail. The author presents the current state of research, together with the results of his own investigations. In addition, a comprehensive description of the geomorphological development and recent problems of the barrier is-lands from Texel to Fano is given for
the first time. The book includes 40 colour photographs and 393 figures, almost all previously unpublished. Sat-ellite and radar imagery as well as many aerial photographs are also included. The book is intended for geomorphologists, sedimentologists, environmentalists and all those with a scientific interest in tidal flats and barrier islands.
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This text covers investigations of shoal and megaripple migration on the East Frisian tidal deltas, based on experience gained during geomorphological mapping.

O autorze

Jurgen Ehlers