Belgian continental shelf. In the case of the Institute of Geology - KUL, about 1400 samples were taken on a 200 x 80 km grid of 1000 points

Vertical spatial coordinates; Sediment grain size parameters; Moored instrument depth

Four laboratories or State institutes, respectively: (1) the 'Marine Biology Section, Zoology Institute - University of Ghent (UG)',(2) the 'Laboratory of Physical Geography - University of Ghent (UG)', (3) the 'Rijkstation voor Zeevisserij (RVZB)' and (4) the 'Institute of Geology - Catholic University of Leuven (KUL)' have provided their datafiles to MUMM. These data cover the period 1972-1987 and correspond to several distinct projects. On the one hand the three first laboratories have much focused their efforts on the sand banks in relation to the possible effects of sand mining. On the other hand, the Institute of Geology - KUL has carried out an extensive survey on the whole area, in the framework of the 'Project Sea' (see also the 'CIPS/ICWB' dataset, referenced under MUMM). Morphological and sedimentological charts have already been produced, based on these data.

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Belgian Marine Data Centre
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