Sedimentological Control Parameters and Compactiona Complex Model of Porosity Distribution in Holocene Muds
of the Arkona Basin (Western Baltic)
1. Gustavs
Introduction
Detailed knowledge of the lateral and vertical distribution of liquid and solid
sediment phases is a prerequisite for the development of mass-balance models.
The Institute of Baltic Sea Research Warnemiinde (lOW) started a thorough investigation of porosity and related physical and sedimentological properties of
Holocene muds of the western and southern Baltic Sea with the objective of:
• Mathematically describing the vertical and lateral distribution of porosity.
• Generating a complex model to portray porosity as a function of compaction
and sedimentological parameters.
• Extending the framework of information about compactional and related parameters by experimental means of oedometer testing.
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Fig. 1 Area of investigation. (Bathymetric data from Seifert and Kayser 1995)
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of the Arkona Basin (Western Baltic)
1. Gustavs
Introduction
Detailed knowledge of the lateral and vertical distribution of liquid and solid
sediment phases is a prerequisite for the development of mass-balance models.
The Institute of Baltic Sea Research Warnemiinde (lOW) started a thorough investigation of porosity and related physical and sedimentological properties of
Holocene muds of the western and southern Baltic Sea with the objective of:
• Mathematically describing the vertical and lateral distribution of porosity.
• Generating a complex model to portray porosity as a function of compaction
and sedimentological parameters.
• Extending the framework of information about compactional and related parameters by experimental means of oedometer testing.
110
120
130
140
longitude
150
160
Fig. 1 Area of investigation. (Bathymetric data from Seifert and Kayser 1995)
170