Late Quaternary geology of a potential wind-farm area in the Kattegat, southern Scandinavia

• Published in: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) Bulletin
• Main Authors: Leth, Jørgen O., Novak, Bernhard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) 2010
• Subjects: Greenland; Kattegat
• Online Access: https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4893; https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v20.4893

Following the proposal of the offshore Anholt wind-farm project with an energy capacity of 400 megawatt in the Kattegat, southern Scandinavia, an evaluation of the geotechnical properties of the subsurface of the area is required. As a first step to map the seabed geology the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) conducted a geophysical survey (Leth et al. 2009) which, together with cone penetration tests and data from boreholes, lead to a greater understanding of the geological architecture and development of the 144 km2 survey area (Figs 1, 2).