Morphology and sedimentary architecture of a beach-ridge system (Anholt, the Kattegat sea):A record of punctuated coastal progradation and sea-level change over the past ∼1000 years

• Published in: Boreas
• Main Authors: Clemmensen, L.B., Nielsen, L., Bendixen, M., Murray, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Kattegat; Fennoscandian
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/morphology-and-sedimentary-architecture-of-a-beachridge-system-anholt-the-kattegat-sea(1e8b52d2-1ff2-472c-b31a-08c68c11c1b2).html; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.2012.00250.x; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84862764009&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Flakket on the island of Anholt in Denmark is a cuspate foreland facing the microtidal Kattegat sea. It is composed of a number of beach ridges typically covered by dune sand and separated by swales and wetlands. OSL dating indicates that the evolution of Flakket began c. AD 1000. Foreland growth wa...