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The coastal development of the central part of the present province of Noord-Holland during the Atlantic and Subboreal led to a change in sedimentary environments, which ranged from lagoonal, via a tidal-flat-like depositional system, to a coast where prograding barriers predominated. The sedimentation pattern in the coastal plain is determined not only by rising of the sea-level but also by the pre-existing relief, the supply of sediments, and the hydrodynamic setting. The marked transition from an open (with W-E-running tidal channels) to a closed (by barriers) coast at the end of the Atlantic is discussed.
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Westerhoff, W.E., Cleveringa, P. (1990). Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Sedimentation in Central Noord-Holland (The Netherlands) Around 5000 BP: A Case Study of Changes in Sedimentation Dynamics and Sediment Distribution Patterns. In: Beukema, J.J., Wolff, W.J., Brouns, J.J.W.M. (eds) Expected Effects of Climatic Change on Marine Coastal Ecosystems. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 57. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2003-3_17
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