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Guide 57 2012 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND Guide 57 2012 Abstract Book ISBN 978-952-217-196-2 (PDF) ltic 20 Ba 12 ISBN 978-952-217-197-9 (paperback) 11th Colloquium on Baltic Sea Marine Geology, ISSN 0781-643X Helsinki 19−21 September 2012 Joonas Virtasalo and Henry Vallius (eds.) Unless otherwise indicated, the figures have been prepared by the authors of the abstracts. ISBN 978-952-217-196-2 (PDF) ISBN 978-952-217-197-9 (paperback) ISSN 0781-643X Layout: Elvi Turtiainen Oy Printing house: Juvenes Print – Tampereen Yliopistopaino Oy GEOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND Opas 57 Guide 57 11th Colloquium on Baltic Sea Marine Geology Helsinki 19th−21st September 2012 Abstract Book Edited by Joonas Virtasalo and Henry Vallius Espoo 2012 CONTENTS Preface ................................................................................................................................................ 6 ABSTRACTS Mapping of cellulose fibre-laden sediments along the Västernorrland coast ....................................... 8 Apler, A. and Nyberg, J. Reconstruction of paleodynamics of the Curonian Spit dunes based on the ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey and geochronological data ................................................................................ 10 Dobrotin, N., Bitinas, A., Michelevičius, D. and Damušytė, A. High-resolution mapping of underwater landscapes to the north of the Sambian Peninsula (South-Eastern Baltic) .......................................................................................................................11 Dorokhov, D. and Rybalko, A. The biogenic components in the sediments of the Baltic Sea .............................................................13 Emelyanov, E. M. Near bottom sediment transport in some possible wind farm locations in the Estonian coastal sea ..... 15 Erm, A., Bushmann, F., Alari, V., Kask, J., Listak, M., Rebane, J. and Toming, G. Geological sequence of the south-eastern segment of the Baltic Sea ................................................. 17 Grigelis, A. and Gelumbauskaitė, L. Z. Shoreline changes in northern Estonia during the Litorina Sea .........................................................19 Grudzinska, I., Saarse, L., Vassiljev, J. and Heinsalu, A. Geological inventories as a part of habitat mapping project FINMARINET in Rauma archipelago, Sea of Bothnia .................................................................................................. 20 Hämäläinen, J., Kaskela, A. and Alvi, K. The Late Quaternary Baltic Sea Basin – A modelling approach ........................................................ 21 Harff, J., Endler, R., Griffiths, C., Kotov, S., Moros, M., Olea, R. A. and Witkowski, A. Paleoceanographic Variability in the Central Baltic Sea during the last Centuries ............................ 23 Häusler, K., Dellwig, O., Moros, M., Leipe, T., Schnetger, B., Kotilainen, A. and Arz, H. Dating of the Ancylus Lake transgression maximum in western Estonia ...........................................25 Heinsalu, A., Veski, S., Vassiljev, J. and Liiv. M. Fossil Lagoonal Sediments on the Western Coast of the Gulf of Gdansk – a new data on processes forming coastal terrace in the Late Holocene .................................................................................... 26 Jeglinski, W., Miotk-Szpiganowicz, G., Uscinowicz, Sz., Bogaczewicz-Adamczak, B., Dziengo, M. and Bejrowska, K. Bornholm Basin: a key study area for distribution of methane in The Baltic Sea sediments ............. 28 Jensen, J. B. Climate influence on sediment conditions and possible oligotrophication of the Baltic Sea ...............30 Jonsson, P., Kohonen, T., Lukkari, K., Karlsson, M., Malmaéus, M., Mattila, J. and Puttonen, I. 2 Old clays − A forgotten source of phosphorus to the Baltic Sea ........................................................32 Jonsson, P., Kohonen, T., Lukkari, K., Karlsson, M., Malmaéus, M., Mattila J. and Puttonen, I. Quantifying sediment-water exchange of phosphorus through mass-balance modelling ...................34 Karlsson, O. M. and Malmaeus, J. M. EMODNET-Geology – European co-operation to create harmonious data on seafloor geology .....35 Kaskela, A., Kotilainen, A., Alanen, U., Stevenson, A. and EMODNET-Geology partners Variations in quantity and species of phosphorus in the settling matter in the northern Baltic Sea archipelagos ......................................................................................................................36 Kohonen, T., Malmaéus, M., Puttonen, I., Jonsson, P., Lukkari, K. Rydin, E. and Mattila, J. Spatial variability of the south-western Baltic Holocene sediments reflected by the geochemistry, diatoms and radiocarbon dating ........................................................................................................37 Kostecki, R. and Janczak–Kostecka, B. Do something − A message from integrated sediment and modelling studies of INFLOW project ...39 Kotilainen, A. T., Arppe, L., Dobosz, S., Jansen, E., Kabel, K., Karhu, J., Kotilainen, M., Kuijpers, A., Lougheed, B., Meier, M., Moros, M., Neumann, T., Porsche, C., Poulsen, N., Rasmussen, J. P., Ribeiro, S., Risebrobakken, B., Ryabchuk, D., Schimanke, S., Snowball, I., Spiridonov, M., Virtasalo, J., Witkowski, A. and Zhamoida, V. TOPCONS – Transboundary tools for spatial planning and conservation in the Gulf of Finland .....41 Kotilainen, A. T., Kaskela, A. M. and TOPCONS Partners Long-term changes of sedimentary phosphorus in the Gulf of Finland ........................................... 43 Kotilainen, A. T., Vallius, H. and Virtasalo, J. Burial of organic phosphorus with sediment in the finnish and swedish archipelago, the Baltic sea .. 45 Lukkari, K., Puttonen, I., Kohonen, T., Karlsson, M., Mattila, J., Rydin, E. and Jonsson, P. Palaeogeographical reconstructions and Stone Age settlement in the Narva-Luga Klint Bay, eastern Gulf of Finland ....................................................................................................................47 Muru, M., Rosentau, A., Kriiska, A., Subetto, D. A., Vassiljev, J., Hang, T., Gerasimov, D., Nordqvist, K., Ludikova, A., Lõugas, L., Raig, H., Kihno, K., Aunap, R. and Letyuka, N. Experience of use of multiradial echolocation in the eastern part of Gulf of Finland as the base of research and mapping of underwater landscapes and monitoring of geological environment of the bottom of coastal shoals ........................................................................................................49 Neevin, I. A., Zhamoida, V. A., Ryabchuk, D. V. and Sergeev, Yu. Preparation for CCS in Finland – Carbon Capture and Storage Program (CCSP) ............................51 Nordbäck, N. Combined land- and sea-based geological mapping along the coastline of Skåne ............................. 52 Nyberg, J. The Kattegat readvance .................................................................................................................... 53 Påsse, T. and Klingberg, F. Interannual, decadal and long-term variations in the wave fields at the Latvian coast of the Baltic Proper ..................................................................................................................................... 54 Pindsoo, K. and Soomere, T. Deformation of Cambrian Blue Clay in the coastal zone of eastern Gulf of Finland ....................... 56 Ploom, K., Suuroja, S. and Suuroja, K. 3 Spatial and vertical distribution of sediment phosphorus forms, northern Baltic Sea archipelagos ... 57 Puttonen, I., Kohonen, T., Karlsson, M., Kotilainen, A., Lukkari, K., Jonsson, P., Malmaéus, M., Rydin, E. and Mattila, J. Reconstruction of post-glacial environmental history and Stone Age settlement by the Tõrvajõe basin in Narva−Luga Klint Bay, NE Estonia .................................................................................. 58 Raig, H. and Rosentau, A. A new Holocene shore displacement curve for the Narva−Luga area, eastern Gulf of Finland .......60 Rosentau, A., Subetto, D. A., Hang, T. and Kriiska, A. Reconstruction of eastern Litorina Sea coastal zone within St. Petersburg (7700−4500 cal. yr BP) based on results of the archeological site Okhta-1 study ....................................................................62 Ryabchuk, D., Gusentsova, T., Kulkova, M., Sergeev, A., Glukhov, V., Sorokin, P., Nesterova, E. and Spiridonov, M. New data on the Neva River onset – results of INFLOW project for the Eastern Gulf of Finland (the Baltic Sea) ...................................................................................................................................64 Ryabchuk, D. V., Zhamoida, V. A., Spiridonov, M. A., Zhamoida, A. G., Kotilainen, A. T., Virtasalo, J. J., Moros, M., Sivkov, V. V., Dorokhova, E. V. and Napreenko-Dorokhova, T. V. The rise and fall of surface sediment phosphorus retention following a period of oxygenation .........65 Rydin, E., Malmaeus, M., Karlsson, M., Jönsson, A. and Jonsson, P. New date concerning a geological structure of the Curonian Spit and its submarine coastal slope ..66 Sergeev, A., Zhamoida, V. and Kropachev, J. Ecologo-geological zoning of the eastern Gulf of Finland and its coastal zone ................................ 68 Shakhverdov, V. A. and Shakhverdova, M. V. Capacity and Reservoir Properties of Prospective for CO2 Geological Storage Baltic Sea Structures.......................................................................................................................................... 69 Shogenov,
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