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author Rachold, Volker
author_facet Rachold, Volker
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contents This article presents a comparison of sediment input by rivers and by coastal erosion into both the Laptev Sea and the Canadian Beaufort Sea (CBS). New data on coastal erosion in the Laptev Sea, which are based on field measurements and remote sensing information, and existing data on coastal erosion in the CBS as well as riverine sediment discharge into both the Laptev Sea and the CBS are included. Strong regional differences in the percentages of coastal erosion and riverine sediment supply are observed. The CBS is dominated by the riverine sediment discharge (64.45210**6 t/a) mainly of the Mackenzie River, which is the largest single source of sediments in the Arctic. Riverine sediment discharge into the Laptev Sea amounts to 24.10210**6 t/a, more than 70% of which are related to the Lena River. In comparison with the CBS, the Laptev Sea coast on average delivers approximately twice as much sediment mass per kilometer, a result of higher erosion rates due to higher cliffs and seasonal ice melting. In the Laptev Sea sediment input by coastal erosion (58.4210**6 t/a) is therefore more important than in the CBS and the ratio between riverine and coastal sediment input amounts to 0.4. Coastal erosion supplying 5.6210**6 t/a is less significant for the sediment budget of the CBS where riverine sediment discharge exceeds coastal sediment input by a factor of ca. 10.
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spellingShingle Discription of coastal shape at Bykovsky Peninsula
Rachold, Volker
ACD; ACD_Key_sites; Arctic Coastal Dynamics; Backshore FORM-code; Bykovsky_Peninsula_1982; Coastal section; CSEC; Date/Time of event; Date/Time of event 2; Description; Distance to 100 m contour; Distance to 100 m isobath; Distance to 10 m contour; Distance to 10 m isobath; Distance to 20 m isobath; Distance to 2 m isobath; Distance to 500 m contour; Elevation of event; Elevation of event 2; Frontshore FORM-code; Ground-ice; Ice-code; Laptev Sea Coast, Russia; Lithified-code; Man-made structures; Offshore FORM-code; Onshore FORM-code; Sampling on land; Shorezone complexity; Unlithified-code; Visual observation
This article presents a comparison of sediment input by rivers and by coastal erosion into both the Laptev Sea and the Canadian Beaufort Sea (CBS). New data on coastal erosion in the Laptev Sea, which are based on field measurements and remote sensing information, and existing data on coastal erosion in the CBS as well as riverine sediment discharge into both the Laptev Sea and the CBS are included. Strong regional differences in the percentages of coastal erosion and riverine sediment supply are observed. The CBS is dominated by the riverine sediment discharge (64.45210**6 t/a) mainly of the Mackenzie River, which is the largest single source of sediments in the Arctic. Riverine sediment discharge into the Laptev Sea amounts to 24.10210**6 t/a, more than 70% of which are related to the Lena River. In comparison with the CBS, the Laptev Sea coast on average delivers approximately twice as much sediment mass per kilometer, a result of higher erosion rates due to higher cliffs and seasonal ice melting. In the Laptev Sea sediment input by coastal erosion (58.4210**6 t/a) is therefore more important than in the CBS and the ratio between riverine and coastal sediment input amounts to 0.4. Coastal erosion supplying 5.6210**6 t/a is less significant for the sediment budget of the CBS where riverine sediment discharge exceeds coastal sediment input by a factor of ca. 10.
title Discription of coastal shape at Bykovsky Peninsula
topic ACD; ACD_Key_sites; Arctic Coastal Dynamics; Backshore FORM-code; Bykovsky_Peninsula_1982; Coastal section; CSEC; Date/Time of event; Date/Time of event 2; Description; Distance to 100 m contour; Distance to 100 m isobath; Distance to 10 m contour; Distance to 10 m isobath; Distance to 20 m isobath; Distance to 2 m isobath; Distance to 500 m contour; Elevation of event; Elevation of event 2; Frontshore FORM-code; Ground-ice; Ice-code; Laptev Sea Coast, Russia; Lithified-code; Man-made structures; Offshore FORM-code; Onshore FORM-code; Sampling on land; Shorezone complexity; Unlithified-code; Visual observation
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.58197