Southeastern Gelting Bay, east of Flensburg in north Germany, contains a field of up to 20 parallel offshore sand bars. The dataset, provided by Geoscience Australia Data, describes the bars' morphology, including crest lengths up to 1000 m, wavelengths from 7 to 70 m, and heights from 5 to 70 cm. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.
Use Cases
- Modeling coastal sediment transport based on bar wavelength and height gradients described.
- Analyzing the impact of northwesterly wind-driven waves on bar formation and destruction cycles mentioned.
- Mapping nearshore geomorphic features based on the described field of parallel, asymmetrical sand bars.
- Studying the relationship between sediment source (till-derived sand) and bar composition as noted.
Strengths
- Describes a specific geomorphic feature with quantified dimensions (e.g., wavelengths 7-70 m, heights 5-70 cm).
- Includes a formative process explanation (bars formed by northwesterly wind-driven waves).
- Provides a precise geographic location (southeastern Gelting Bay, east of Flensburg, Germany).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data files are in PDF and HTML formats, which may require extraction for computational analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Collection Method
- Likely derived from field surveys or remote sensing observations.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-14 08:56:35.306208; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Southeastern Gelting Bay, east of Flensburg, north Germany (western Baltic Sea).