Essays about: "Littorina Sea"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Littorina Sea.

1. 1. Marine Geology and Holocene Paleoceanographyof the Southern Quark, Baltic Sea

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för geologiska vetenskaper

   Author : Anton Wagner; [2022]
   Keywords : Bottom currents; Sortable silt; Radiocarbon dating; Baltic Sea stages; Estuarine circulation; Marine sediment cores; Marine geophysical mapping;

   Abstract : The Understen-Märket trench is located in the Southern Quark and is the only deep-water connection between the Baltic Propper and the Gulf of Bothnia. Bathymetric mapping reveals a number of eroded channels and drift deposits exists on the seafloor, indicating that the area is heavily affected by current activity. READ MORE

3. 2. Long-Term Impact of Drought on AcidSulfate Soil Leaching, a Study of NineCatchment Areas in Sweden and Finland

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

   Author : Emilie Åström; [2022]
   Keywords : acid sulfate soil; hydrological drought; water chemistry; metal leaching; sulfate concentration; sur sulfatjord; hydrologisk torka; vattenkemi; metallurlakning; sulfatkoncentration;

   Abstract : Sediments rich in sulfide were deposited in the Littorina sea in an environment that was shallow, anoxic,and reductive. The sediments were brought above sea level by isostatic uplift and can now be foundalong the coast of the Baltic sea. READ MORE

4. 3. Impact of southern Baltic sea-level changes on landscape development in the Verkeån River valley at Haväng, southern Sweden, during the early and mid Holocene

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Anette Nilsson Brunlid; [2018]
   Keywords : sea-level change; Littorina Sea; Baltic Sea; Ancylus Lake; environmental reconstruction; Holocene; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : In the Hanö bay off the coast at Haväng in SE Scania, southern Sweden, a submerged and well-preserved Mesolithic landscape is found, including remains of trees, river and lagoon sediments, and archaeological artefacts such as an antler pick axe and stationary fishing constructions. The landscape was formed during the Yoldia Sea (11,700-10,800 cal BP) and Initial Littorina Sea (9800-8500) low-water phases of the Baltic Basin. READ MORE

5. 4. The Vegetational and Environmental Development of Lina Mire, Gotland from 6900-400 BC

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Nichola Strandberg; [2017]
   Keywords : Pollen; Lina Mire; Archaeology; Baltic; Human impacts;

   Abstract : Lina Mire, Gotland, is an area of archaeological significance and has a complex history of shoreline displacement. Archaeologists suspect that Lina Mire was once part of an important inland water system which connected the Littorina Sea with central Gotland. READ MORE

6. 5. Ascertaining the lithological boundaries of the Yoldia Sea of the Baltic Sea : a geochemical approach

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Sophie Reiche; [2014]
   Keywords : Baltic Sea; Yoldia Sea; lithological descriptions; X-ray fluorescence; biogenic silica; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : When analyzing sedimentary sequences, results which are based solely on macroscopic observations, can lead to misleading and incomplete conclusions. Therefore these observations need to be complemented by analyses on a microscopic or atomic scale, such as through biological, chemical or physical methods. READ MORE