INLET CHANGES OF THE EASTFRISIAN ISLANDS
No. 15 (1976), Conference Proceedings
No. 15 (1976)

INLET CHANGES OF THE EASTFRISIAN ISLANDS

Conference Proceedings
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v15.112
Published 1976-01-29
Gunter Luck
Research Station for Island- and Coast-Protection, Norderney
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inlet changes
Eastfrisian Islands
inlet

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Luck, G. (1976). INLET CHANGES OF THE EASTFRISIAN ISLANDS. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(15), 112. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v15.112
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Abstract

The seven sandy islands of the Eastfrisian group would appear to be initially formed and now continually supplied with sand from the Westfrisian group and the mainland to the west. The inlets between these islands are in dynamic equilibrium with the strong tidal currents of the near 2,5 m range in the area. Hydrographic information dating back to 1650 permits the development of a hypothetical model which explains the historic changes and might predict future trends. The installation of coastal defense structures on the eroding western extremities of some islands in the mid 19th century has greatly influenced the bars by which sand is transported from island to island in an easterly direction.
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