Morphology and sediments of the Flemish Banks (cruise 91/G27)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Ghent University, Laboratory of Physical Geography, Research Unit of Marine and Coastal Geomorphology |
| Country | Belgium  |
| Time period | From 2 to 6 December 1991 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Belgian Continental Shelf - Flemish Banks (Middelkerke Bank, Kwintebank, Buiten Ratel, Oost Dyck) Hinder Banks, Gootebank |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Sediment resuspension; Sediment accumulation rate; Sediment acoustics |
| Description | |
| Summary | a) Bathymetric recording over Flemish Banks. Sampling of superficial sediments. Purpose: detection of volumetrical, morphological and sedimentological changes of seafloor. Platform: Belgica. Instrumentation: see 'Instruments'. Sampling method: continuous analog echosounding; Van Veen bottom sampling. b) Analog bathymetric data are digitized and corrected for tidal movements. Positioning performed with Syledis (accuracy: 5m). c) Continuous profiling along reference lines. d) Spatial resolution of bathymetric data: one data per 2.5 metres. e) Volumetric time series on the Flemish Banks: between 3 and 10 years. f) Bathymetric recordings: 495 miles. Bottom samples: 144. g) Sources of data: Lab. of Physical Geography. |
| Originators | Ghent University, Laboratory of Physical Geography, Research Unit of Marine and Coastal Geomorphology |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Ghent University, Laboratory of Physical Geography, Research Unit of Marine and Coastal Geomorphology |
| Availability | Organisation |
| Contact | Prof. C. Vernemmen |
| Address | Ghent University, Laboratory of Physical Geography, Research Unit of Marine and Coastal Geomorphology |
| Telephone | +32 9 264 46 95 |
| Facsimile | +32 9 264 49 70 |
| carlos.vernemmen@rug.ac.be | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) |
| Local identifier | 11022003 |
| Global identifier | 1039 |
| Last revised | 2009-08-12 |
