The Baltic Sea Basin

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Harff, Jan (Editor), Björck, Svante (Editor), Hoth, Peer (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Central and Eastern European Development Studies (CEEDES),
• Subjects: Geography.; Geology.; Physical geography.; Ecotoxicology.; Physical Geography.

This book reports about the results of a Special Symposium “The Baltic Sea Basin”, held on August 11, 2008, within the frame of the 33rd IGC at Oslo, Norway in order to foster the understanding of the Baltic Basin as a unit in terms of genesis, structure, ongoing processes and utilization. It is the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Geological and tectonic evolution
• The basin fill as a climate and sea level record
• Coastline changes
• Sediment dynamics
• Interactions between a changing environment and society
• Hydrogeological modelling
• Monitoring.