Sandbank occurrence on the Dutch continental shelf in the North Sea

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-24

  Knaapen, Michiel A F ^a  

^a HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ACTIVITIES; NORTH SEA (NS); POTENTIAL RISKS; STABILITY ANALYSIS (IGC: E5/E13);

SHORE PROTECTION;

BATHYMETRY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; OUTFLOW; SAND RIDGE; SANDBANK; SHELF SEDIMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH SEA; RHINE RIVER; SOUTHERN BIGHT;

EID: 58649102266     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-008-0105-7     Document Type: Article

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