Title
Subsidence in the holocene delta of The Netherlands
Author
TNO Bouw en Ondergrond
Vonhögen, L.M.
Doornenbal, P.J.
de Lange, G.
Fokker, P.A.
Gunnink, J.L.
Publication year
2010
Abstract
The low-lying part of The Netherlands is very vulnerable in terms of surface subsidence due to peat oxidation and peat/clay compaction. To gain knowledge about this kind of subsidence and the factors driving it, a study was performed in which as many surface elevation data were collected as possible and processed to obtain a subsidence map. Quality control was an important step in this study, as it controlled the decision to use measurements for the final map. Subsidence rates were derived by fitting a linear trend line through the altitude measurements in time. The result is a map of the historic subsidence rates, with the main focus on the Holocene area. This map points out areas that are vulnerable to (future) subsidence and will be a valuable tool for regional policy makers such as water boards.
Subject
Holocene subsidence
Peat oxidation
Subsurface composition
Earth & Environment
GM - Geomodelling
EELS - Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences
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TNO identifier
428344
Publisher
IAHS Press, Wallingford, UK
ISBN
9781907161124
ISSN
0144-7815
Source
8th International Symposium on Land Subsidence, EISOLS, 17-22 October 2010, Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico, 339 (339), 158-163
Document type
conference paper