1-20 OF 224 RESULTS FOR

Forth Estuary

Results shown limited to content with bounding coordinates.
Follow your search
Access your saved searches in your account

Would you like to receive an alert when new items match your search?
Close Modal
Sort by
Journal Article
Published: 01 November 1986
Journal of the Geological Society (1986) 143 (6): 927–934.
... of the catchment is suggested. Although 1.72 × 10 6 t and 1.9 × 10 5 t of solids enter the Tay and Forth estuaries annually, more than 50% of that may be of organic origin. 20 12 1984 4 11 1985 Journal of the Geological Society, London, Vol. 143, 1986, pp. 927-934, 6 figs. Printed in Northern...
Journal Article
Published: 01 November 1989
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology (1989) 22 (4): 281–316.
... greater than 20% and a thickness greater than 10 m. The paper describes the philosophy behind the selection process and details the feasibility studies undertaken at Brean and Newport on the Severn Estuary, Swale on the Thames Estuary and Bothkennar on the Forth Estuary. As a result...
Journal Article
Published: 01 June 2003
Scottish Journal of Geology (2003) 39 (1): 1–10.
... that deglaciation of the middle Tay estuary some 100 km to the west took place between 14.5 and 14 ka bp . The possibility that there was a readvance of ice in the Tay and Forth estuaries during or close to the Heinrich iceberg discharge event H1 is briefly discussed. 22 9 2002 © 2003 Scottish Journal...
FIGURES | View All (7)
Series: Geological Society, London, Special Publications
Published: 01 January 2000
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.175.01.14
EISBN: 9781862394230
... Abstract The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council research site at Bothkennar is located on former intertidal mudflats adjacent to the Forth estuary, which were reclaimed for agricultural use around the year 1784. A desiccated surface crust has developed in the 200 years...
FIGURES | View All (9)
Journal Article
Published: 01 November 1986
Journal of the Geological Society (1986) 143 (6): 913–914.
... to the presence of organic matter in the waters. 50% of the annual total suspended load entering the Tay and Forth estuaries © Geological Society of London 1986 1986 Geological Society of London Journal ofthe Geological Sociew, London, Vol. 143, 1986, pp. 913-914, Printed in Northern Ireland River sediment...
Image
( a ) SPT ‘N’ value profiles for cohesionless glacial soils from the upper ...
Published: 01 August 2005
Fig. 35 ( a ) SPT ‘N’ value profiles for cohesionless glacial soils from the upper Forth estuary (after Gostelow & Browne 1986 ). ( b ). SPT ‘N’ value profiles for the Upper Chalk within Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 scale map sheet TQ57NE (Thurrock and Purfleet area, east of London
Image
( a ) SPT ‘N’ value profiles for cohesionless glacial soils from the upper ...
Published: 01 August 2005
Fig. 35 ( a ) SPT ‘N’ value profiles for cohesionless glacial soils from the upper Forth estuary (after Gostelow & Browne 1986 ). ( b ). SPT ‘N’ value profiles for the Upper Chalk within Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 scale map sheet TQ57NE (Thurrock and Purfleet area, east of London
Journal Article
Published: 01 January 1997
Environmental & Engineering Geoscience (1997) III (3): 375–387.
...P. LINDSAY; F. G. BELL Abstract This paper reports on the results of contamination studies undertaken in the Forth and Tamar estuaries. Both estuaries have unique contamination (for British estuaries), with the Forth experiencing significant mercury (Hg) pollution and the Tamar experiencing...
Journal Article
Published: 01 May 2002
Scottish Journal of Geology (2002) 38 (1): 41–54.
... to correspond to an altitude of c . 7 m OD at Moss-side of Boquhapple in the western Forth valley. Below this altitude features equivalent to the planation surface seen in the Forth estuary might be expected. This model for late WI-Loch Lomond RSL for the Forth estuary has yet to be proven. Challenges...
FIGURES | View All (7)
Journal Article
Published: 01 May 2002
Scottish Journal of Geology (2002) 38 (1): 31–40.
... (which includes a small correction for consolidation) suggested for the Flandrian Claret Formation (carse clays) at Bothkennar in the Forth Estuary during the interval between 6 ka and 3 ka bp ( Paul & Barras 1998 ). At Moss-side of Boquhapple, the three radiocarbon dates and their spacing...
FIGURES | View All (6)
Journal Article
Published: 01 December 2007
Journal of the Geological Society (2007) 164 (6): 1261–1263.
...-glacial, deforming bed sequence’. In the upper Forth Estuary, near Grangemouth, Sissons & Smith (1965) showed that the Main Perth Shoreline is associated with the eastern limit of a stillstand or readvance of ice, which they correlated with the ‘Perth Readvance’. However, in the Tay–Earn area...
Journal Article
Published: 01 October 2009
Earth Sciences History (2009) 28 (1): 32–56.
... of Scottish geology, taking a special interest in the Scottish drift. Figure 3. Portrait of David Milne Home (1805–1890) (M[ilne] H[ome] 1892, frontispiece). In his book, The Estuary of the Forth and Adjoining Districts (1871), Milne Home described the former sea margins visible at several...
FIGURES | View All (6)
Journal Article
Published: 01 March 2007
Journal of the Geological Society (2007) 164 (2): 313–316.
... indicator that developed around this time is the Main Perth raised shoreline ( Sissons & Smith 1965 ; Sissons et al . 1966 ; Smith et al . 1969 ; Cullingford 1977 ). This shoreline formed during the Perth Readvance, as suggested by the areal extent of the shoreline in the Forth and Tay estuaries...
FIGURES
Journal Article
Published: 01 February 1987
Journal of the Geological Society (1987) 144 (1): 121–126.
... and flowing N and E along the European coast. McCave (1971) has suggested a similar pattern of inputs and circulation (Fig. 2 ) , although he recognized a serious mismatch between the presumed inputs of the major estuaries of the United Kingdom, the Moray Firth, Firth of Tay, Firth of Forth, Tyne, Tees...
Journal Article
Published: 01 May 1986
Journal of the Geological Society (1986) 143 (3): 509–520.
... Grid Sheet NS 56). British Geological Survey Open File Report. NL 84/3 Gostelow, T. P. & Browne, M. A. E. 1981. Engineering Geology of the Upper Forth Estuary . British Geological Survey Open File Report. DG 482/87 Hull J. H. Conservation of mineral resources British Geologist...
Journal Article