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Field measurements of directional wave loads on coastal structures

van Heteren, J. (author), Botma, H.C. (author), Roskam, A.P. (author), Technisch Physische Dienst TNO - TH (author)

Data were collected at the Haringvliet barrier to verify the theory that wave loading on long structures is considerably reduced if wave directionality is used in the calculations instead of assuming unidirectional long-crested waves. Wave loads were measured with a row of pressure gauges at the barrier. The directional parameters of the...

article 1989

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Optical dating of young coastal dunes on a decadal time scale

Ballarini, M. (author), Wallinga, J. (author), Murray, A.S. (author), van Heteren, S. (author), Oost, A.P. (author), Bos, A.J.J. (author), van Eijk, C.W.E. (author), Nederlands Instituut voor Toegepaste Geowetenschappen TNO (author)

We explore the use of quartz optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating for reconstructing coastal evolution on a time scale of decades to a few hundred years. Samples are taken from the accretionary south-west coast of Texel, a barrier island just offshore of the northern Netherlands. The ages of dune ridges are known from historical...

article 2003

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Sedimentary records of intense storms in Holocene barrier sequences, Maine, USA

Buynevich, I.V. (author), Fitzgerald, D.M. (author), van Heteren, S. (author)

Coastal-morphological, geophysical (ground-penetrating radar [GPR]), and sedimentological data document extreme storm events along the sandy barriers of Maine's south-central (Hunnewell and Flat Point barriers) and southwestern (Saco Bay barriers) coastal compartments. The Hunnewell barrier contains four equally spaced buried storm scarps behind...

article 2004

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Development and preservation of a Mid-Holocene tidal-channel network offshore the western Netherlands

Rieu, R. (author), van Heteren, S. (author), van der Spek, A.J.F. (author), de Boer, P.L. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)

Recently obtained high-resolution seismic records, collected offshore the western Netherlands in a kilometer-size grid across the lower shoreface and inner shelf, suggest the presence of a dense, previously unknown network of tidal-channel fills in the shallow subsurface of the North Sea. Seven channel fills constituting this network were...

article 2005

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Island-terminus evolution related to changing ebb-tidal-delta configuration: Texel, The Netherlands

van Heteren, S. (author), Oost, A.P. (author), van der Spek, A.J.F. (author), Elias, E.P.L. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)

Historical maps of southwest Texel and the adjacent ebb-tidal delta, supplemented with quartz OSL (Optically Stimulated Luminescence) ages of dune sand, span four centuries and show several links between coastal development and ebb-tidal-delta behavior. Updrift inlet migration governed recurved-spit formation, and changes in ebb-tidal-delta size...

article 2006

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The distribution of macrozoobenthos in the southern North Sea in relation to meso-scale bedforms

Baptist, M.J. (author), van Dalfsen, J. (author), Weber, A. (author), Passchier, S. (author), van Heteren, S. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)

This study investigates the distribution of macrozoobenthos in relation to meso-scale bedforms in the southern North Sea. Three sites on the Dutch Continental Shelf were sampled that are representative of large areas of the North Sea and show diverse morphological settings. These sites are (i) part of a shoreface-connected ridge, (ii) the lower...

article 2006

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Acoustic habitat and shellfish mapping and monitoring in shallow coastal water - Sidescan sonar experiences in The Netherlands

van Overmeeren, R. (author), Craeymeersch, J. (author), van Dalfsen, J. (author), Fey, F. (author), van Heteren, S. (author), Meesters, E. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)

Sidescan sonar has been applied in a number of shallow water environments along the Dutch coast to map and monitor shellfish and seabed habitats. The littoral setting of these surveys may hamper data acquisition flying the towfish in zones of turbulence and waves, but also offers valuable opportunities for understanding, interpreting and...

article 2009

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Development of a mid-Holocene estuarine basin, Rhine-Meuse mouth area, offshore The Netherlands

Hijma, M.P. (author), van der Spek, A.J.F. (author), van Heteren, S. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)

A proper understanding of coastal development during periods of rapid sea-level rise is a prerequisite for the prediction of future coastal response to the expected acceleration in sea-level rise. However, the development of back-barrier basins, especially in river-mouth areas, during such periods is still not well understood. Here we show the...

article 2010

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Using 18th century storm-surge data from the Dutch Coast to improve the confidence in flood-risk estimates

Baart, F. (author), Bakker, M.A.J. (author), van Dongeren, A. (author), den Heijer, C. (author), van Heteren, S. (author), Smit, M.W.J. (author), van Koningsveld, M. (author), Pool, A. (author)

For the design of cost-effective coastal defence a precise estimate is needed of the 1/10 000 per year storm surge. A more precise estimate requires more observations. Therefore, the three greatest storm surges that hit the northern part of the Holland Coast in the 18th century are reconstructed. The reconstructions are based on paintings,...

article 2011

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Benthic Habitat Variations Over Tidal Ridges, North Sea, The Netherlands

van Dijk, T.A.G.P. (author), van Dalfsen, J.A. (author), van Lancker, V. (author), van Overmeeren, R.A. (author), van Heteren, S. (author), Doornenbal, P.J. (author)

Marine ecosystems on continental shelves endure an increasing burden of human activity offshore, and the impacts on benthic habitats are not well known. An improved understanding of how benthic habitats vary in relation to substrate types and seabed features is therefore essential to both scientists and offshore developers. This case study shows...

bookPart 2012

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Recent coastal dune development: Effects of sand nourishments

Bakker, M.A.J. (author), van Heteren, S. (author), Vonhgen, L.M. (author), van der Spek, A.J.F. (author), van der Valk, B. (author)

Much of the Dutch coast has been subject to structural erosion. From 1990 onward, sand nourishments have been used under a government policy of dynamic preservation. Annual monitoring and field inspections show that the structural erosion has decreased or even turned into coastal progradation after 1990. The monitoring data concern only...

article 2012

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In memoriam: Dr. Saskia 'Kiek' Jelgersma

Westerhoff, W. (author), van Heteren, S. (author)

article 2013

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Quantifying sediment dynamics within the Dutch Wadden Sea using bathymetric monitoring series

Vonhögen-Peeters, L.M. (author), van Heteren, S. (author), Wiersma, A.P. (author), de Kleine, M.P.E. (author), Marges, V.C. (author)

During the last millennium, human intervention has had an increasing impact on the bathymetry of the Wadden Sea. The significance of these human-induced changes for the decadal-scale development of the Wadden Sea in light of natural sediment dynamics is still unknown. We compared a series of 20 th-century bathymetric grids and the top of the...

article 2013

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3D geology in a 2D country: Perspectives for geological surveying in the Netherlands

van der Meulen, M.J. (author), Doornenbal, J.C. (author), Gunnink, J.L. (author), Stafleu, J. (author), Schokker, J. (author), Vernes, R.W. (author), van Geer, F.C. (author), van Gessel, S.F. (author), van Heteren, S. (author), van Leeuwen, R.J.W. (author), Bakker, M.A.J. (author), Bogaard, P.J.F. (author), Busschers, F.S. (author), Griffioen, J. (author), Gruijters, S.H.L.L. (author), Kiden, P. (author), Schroot, B.M. (author), Simmelink, H.J. (author), van Berkel, W.O. (author), van der Krogt, R.A.A. (author), Westerhoff, W.E. (author), van Daalen, T.M. (author)

Over the last ten to twenty years, geological surveys all over the world have been entangled in a process of digitisation. Their paper archives, built over many decades, have largely been replaced by electronic databases. The systematic production of geological map sheets is being replaced by 3D subsurface modelling, the results of which are...

article 2013

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Response of wave-dominated and mixed-energy barriers to storms

Masselink, G. (author), van Heteren, S. (author)

Wave-dominated and mixed-energy barriers are extremely dynamic landforms, responding to processes operating over a spectrum of time scales, ranging from daily-to-monthly fluctuations related to storm and post-storm conditions, to century-to-millennium-scale evolution driven by relative sea-level change. Two types of storms are of particular...

article 2014

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Reconstructing North Sea palaeolandscapes from 3D and high-density 2D seismic data: An overview

van Heteren, S. (author), Meekes, J.A.C. (author), Bakker, M.A.J. (author), Gaffney, V. (author), Fitch, S. (author), Gearey, B.R. (author), Paap, B.F. (author)

The North Sea subsurface shows the marks of long-term tectonic subsidence. Much of it contains a thick record of glacial and interglacial deposits and landscapes, formed during multiple glacial cycles and the associated regressions and transgressions during the past two million years. At times of lower sea level than today, areas that are...

article 2014

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Barrier Systems

van Heteren, S. (author)

Barrier-system dynamics are a function of antecedent topography and substrate lithology, Relative sea-level (RSL) changes, sediment availability and type, climate, vegetation type and cover, and various aero- and hydrodynamic processes during fair-weather conditions and extreme events. Global change has an influence on many of these drivers....

bookPart 2015

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A review of the dodo and its ecosystem: Insights from a vertebrate concentration lagerstätte in Mauritius

Rijsdijk, K.F. (author), Hume, J.P. (author), de Louw, P.G.B. (author), Meijer, H.J.M. (author), Janoo, A. (author), de Boer, E.J. (author), Steel, L. (author), de Vos, J. (author), van der Sluis, L.G. (author), Hooghiemstra, H. (author), Florens, F.B.V. (author), Baider, C. (author), Vernimmen, T.J.J. (author), Baas, P. (author), van Heteren, A.H. (author), Rupear, V. (author), Beebeejaun, G. (author), Grihault, A. (author), van der Plicht, J.H. (author), Besselink, M. (author), Lubeek, J.K. (author), Jansen, M. (author), Kluiving, S.J. (author), Hollund, H. (author), Shapiro, B. (author), Collins, M. (author), Buckley, M. (author), Jayasena, R.M. (author), Porch, N. (author), Floore, R. (author), Bunnik, F. (author), Biedlingmaier, A. (author), Leavitt, J. (author), Monfette, G. (author), Kimelblatt, A. (author), Randall, A. (author), Floore, P. (author), Claessens, L.P.A.M. (author)

The dodo Raphus cucullatus Linnaeus, 1758, an extinct and flightless, giant pigeon endemic to Mauritius, has fascinated people since its discovery, yet has remained surprisingly poorly known. Until the mid-19th century, almost all that was known about the dodo was based on illustrations and written accounts by 17th century mariners, often of...

article 2015

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The Usumacinta-Grijalva beach-ridge plain in southern Mexico: A high-resolution archive of river discharge and precipitation

Nooren, K. (author), Hoek, W. (author), Winkels, T. (author), Huizinga, A. (author), van der Plicht, H. (author), van Dam, R.L. (author), van Heteren, S. (author), van Bergen, M.J. (author), Prins, M.A. (author), Reimann, T. (author), Wallinga, J. (author), Cohen, K.M. (author), Minderhoud, P. (author), Middelkoop, H. (author)

The beach-ridge sequence of the Usumacinta-Grijalva delta borders a 300 km long section of the southern Gulf of Mexico coast. With around 500 beach ridges formed in the last 6500 years, the sequence is unsurpassed in the world in terms of numbers of individual ridges preserved, continuity of the record, and temporal resolution. We mapped and...

article 2017

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Picking up the pieces—harmonising and collating seabed substrate data for European maritime areas

Kaskela, A.M. (author), Kotilainen, A.T. (author), Alanen, U. (author), Cooper, R. (author), Green, S. (author), Guinan, J. (author), van Heteren, S. (author), Kihlman, S. (author), van Lancker, V. (author), Stevenson, A. (author)

The poor access to data on the marine environment is a handicap to government decision-making, a barrier to scientific understanding and an obstacle to economic growth. In this light, the European Commission initiated the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) in 2009 to assemble and disseminate hitherto dispersed marine data. In...

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