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Development of sedimentary strata in Eckernförde Bay, southwestern Baltic Sea

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Sediment in central Eckernförde Bay is characterized by beds of clay-sized material, with slightly coarser laminations (~ 10% silt and sand). Excess234Th activity indicates that mixing is limited to the upper 1 cm. Accumulation rates (210Pb geochronology) range from 3 to over 10 mm yr−1. Relatively high accumulation rates and absence of a significant mixed layer in the central bay allow fluctuations of sedimentological processes to be recorded in detail. Sediment-transport studies suggest that the laminations are caused by alternating deposition of storm-suspended sediments from adjacent shallow-water and fair-weather supply of fine suspended material advected from Kiel Bight.

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    S. J. Bentley, C. A. Nittrouer & C. K. Sommerfield

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Bentley, S.J., Nittrouer, C.A. & Sommerfield, C.K. Development of sedimentary strata in Eckernförde Bay, southwestern Baltic Sea. Geo-Marine Letters 16, 148–154 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01204502

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