Rapid Magnetic Susceptibility Characterization of Coastal Morphosedimentary Units at Two Insular Strandplains in Estonia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Areas
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
Location | n | kmin | kmax | |
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Tahkuna (n = 68) | ||||
TUH-1 | 29 | –7.3 | 28.4 | 4.4 |
TUH-2 core | 20 | –3.3 | 40.9 | 4.7 |
TUH-5A | 19 | 0 | 140.8 | 68.4 |
Harilaid (n = 102) | ||||
R1 | 13 | 45.7 | 1069.9 | 326.6 |
KII-1 core | 17 | 16.6 a | 283.7 | 208.7 |
R2 | 12 | 140.2 | 1264.3 | 419.6 |
KII-2 core | 19 | 65.5 | 5158.2 | 561.6 |
R3 | 17 | 195.7 | 1966.7 | 754.4 |
R4 | 15 | 415.9 | 2030.1 | 851.5 |
Beach | 3 | 16.9 b | 8173.1 c | 2905.4 |
Dune | 6 | 45.7 d | 1130.1 e | 444.4 |
5. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Buynevich, I.V.; Tõnisson, H.; Rosentau, A.; Hang, T.; Kont, A.; Tamura, T.; Suuroja, S.; Palginõmm, V.; Döring, S.F.S. Rapid Magnetic Susceptibility Characterization of Coastal Morphosedimentary Units at Two Insular Strandplains in Estonia. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11, 232. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11020232
Buynevich IV, Tõnisson H, Rosentau A, Hang T, Kont A, Tamura T, Suuroja S, Palginõmm V, Döring SFS. Rapid Magnetic Susceptibility Characterization of Coastal Morphosedimentary Units at Two Insular Strandplains in Estonia. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2023; 11(2):232. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11020232
Chicago/Turabian StyleBuynevich, Ilya V., Hannes Tõnisson, Alar Rosentau, Tiit Hang, Are Kont, Toru Tamura, Sten Suuroja, Valdeko Palginõmm, and Sophia F. S. Döring. 2023. "Rapid Magnetic Susceptibility Characterization of Coastal Morphosedimentary Units at Two Insular Strandplains in Estonia" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11, no. 2: 232. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11020232
APA StyleBuynevich, I. V., Tõnisson, H., Rosentau, A., Hang, T., Kont, A., Tamura, T., Suuroja, S., Palginõmm, V., & Döring, S. F. S. (2023). Rapid Magnetic Susceptibility Characterization of Coastal Morphosedimentary Units at Two Insular Strandplains in Estonia. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11(2), 232. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11020232