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A high-resolution DEM for the Top-Palaeogene surface of the Belgian Continental Shelf

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  • M. De Clercq
  • V. Chademenos
  • V. Van Lancker
  • T. Missiaen

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A 1:250,000 scale map of the surface of the Top-Palaeogene for the Belgian Continental Shelf was created based on extensive analyses of older and recent geological and geophysical datasets. The Top-Palaeogene surface is an important polygenetic unconformity that truncates older strata of the Palaeogene and to a smaller extent some of Neogene age from the overlying Quaternary deposits. As such it represents the base of the latter. The represented surface has been diachronously shaped and reworked through Late Quaternary times by different geological processes (e.g. fluvial, marine, estuarine, periglacial). Additionally, the offshore surface has been attached to the landward Top-Palaeogene surface and was transformed into a uniform 3D surface allowing new and better interpretations to be used in fundamental and applied research underpinning both scientific purposes (e.g. geology, archaeology, palaeogeography), and commercial applications (e.g. wind farms, aggregate extraction, dredging).

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  • M. De Clercq & V. Chademenos & V. Van Lancker & T. Missiaen, 2016. "A high-resolution DEM for the Top-Palaeogene surface of the Belgian Continental Shelf," Journal of Maps, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(5), pages 1047-1054, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjomxx:v:12:y:2016:i:5:p:1047-1054
    DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2015.1117992
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