Spreading of sediment due to underwater blasting and dredging: Field observations from quay construction in Sisimiut, Greenland

• Published in: Ocean & Coastal Management
• Main Authors: Nielsen, Morten Holtegaard, Bach, Lis, Bollwerk, Sandra M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: Greenland; Sisimiut
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/54489/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/54489/1/Nielsen.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.09.012

The primary objectives of this study were to quantify the spreading of suspended sediment from underwater blasting and subsequent dredging of bedrock and to understand the physical processes governing the spreading of suspended sediment due to underwater blasting. The investigations were carried out...