Late Saalian and Weichselian glaciations in the German Baltic Sea documented by Pleistocene successions at the southeastern margin of the Arkona Basin

Obst, Karsten; Nachtweide, Christoph; Müller, Ulrich

doi:10.1111/bor.12212

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Late Saalian and Weichselian glaciations in the German Baltic Sea documented by Pleistocene successions at the southeastern margin of the Arkona Basin

Published in Boreas • Nov 26, 2016

Authors:

Karsten Obst

Christoph Nachtweide

Ulrich Müller

Abstract

Seismic profiles and numerous sediment cores of a planned offshore wind farm area northeast of Rügen Island provide a unique insight into the distribution and thickness of glacial deposits in the southern Baltic Sea. Fine gravel analysis enabled recognition of five tills that correspond to different...

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Geology

Eemian

Pleistocene

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