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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Geomorphological Data from Detonation Craters in the Fehmarn Belt, German Baltic Sea
Contributor:
Papenmeier, Svenja
[Author];
Darr, Alexander
[Author];
Feldens, Peter
[Author]
imprint:
MDPI, 2022-05-11
Language:
English
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3390/data7050063
Origination:
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Description:
Military munitions from World War I and II dumped at the seafloor are a threat to the marine environment and its users. Decades of saltwater exposure make the explosives fragile and difficult to dispose of. If required, the munition is blast-in-place. In August 2019, 42 ground mines were detonated in a controlled manner underwater during a NATO maneuver in the German Natura2000 Special Area of Conservation Fehmarn Belt, the Baltic Sea. In June 2020, four detonation craters were investigated with a multibeam echosounder for the first time. This dataset is represented here as maps of bathymetry, slope angle, and height difference to the surrounding. The circular craters were still clearly visible a year after the detonation. The diameter and depth of the structures were between 7.5–12.6 m and 0.7–2.2 m, respectively. In total, about 321 m2 of the seafloor was destroyed along the track line.