Analysis of relationships between near-shore hydrodynamics and sediment movement on Osmussaar Island, western Estonia

Based on field studies, hydro-meteorological data and wave hindcasts, coastal developments and their hydrodynamic forcing conditions are studied on the limestone relict island of Osmussaar. Areal growth of Osmussaar Island, which emerged from the Baltic Sea 2000–3000 years ago and has grown ever sin...

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Main Authors: Ü. Suursaar, H. Tõnisson, A. Kont, K. Orviku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 2013-06-01
Series:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
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Online Access:http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume85/Bulletin_vol85_1_2013_Suursaar_ea.pdf