Progradation, erosion and changing coastal gradient in the coastal barrier deposits of the western Netherlands
The literature on the dating of barrier progradation and erosion of the coastal barriers of the western Netherlands is critically reviewed, progradation started around 5000 BP and ended around Roman times, or even later. Some evidence points
The Adriatic coastal area stretching from Monopoli to Brindisi in Apulia is characterised by landforms and marine/coastaldeposits of Middle-Upper Pleistocene age. An E-W striking fault system, roughly corresponding to the geographic “Soglia
Messapica”, is also present. This area shows the effects of different phases of coastal evolution. During the Middle Pleistocene, north of the Soglia Messapica, thin coastaldeposits accumulated and abrasion surfaces were cut whereas, to the south, marine
sediments were deposited. During the last interglacial period, two thin transgressive beach deposits formed along with a dune belt and backdune deposits. - (NF)
Age of Tunica Hills (Louisiana-Mississipi) quaternary fossiliferous creek deposits| problems of radiocarbon dates and intermediate valley terraces in coastal plains
On low-lying areas of the Bahamas, extensive V-shaped storm-beach ridges (chevrons in this paper) were emplaced by similar, high-energy events. The origin of these storm ridges, associated run-up features, and boulder deposits, plus the implications
Sedimentologie van de strandwalafzettingen onder's-Gravenhage en Rijswijk. (Sedimentology of the coastal barrier deposits in the subsurface of The Hague and Rijswijk, The Netherlands)
The sedimentology of Holocene coastaldeposits, which were exposed in five construction pits in the area of The Hague is investigated. (AIS).
An alternative classification and profile type map applied to the Holocene deposits of the Belgian coastal plain
The renewed mapping of the Belgian coastal plain met with difficulties concerning mapping units. The objections against the classical tripartition Calais-surface peat-Dunkerque are explained and proved by means of analysis of literature. The new
lithological classification (Barckhausen et al.) and its advantages are described. Application of the new method is shown in two different Holocene profile type maps of the Western part of the Belgian coastal plain. (L'A.).
Late Quaternary sea levels inferred from coastal stratigraphy and archaeology in Israel in Quaternary coastlines and marine archaeology: Towards the prehistory of land bridges and continental shelves.
The Late Pleistocene and Holocene coastaldeposits are interpreted according to the assumption that the bulk of the deposits on the coastal plain of Israel originated in the continental shelf. (P.A. Pirazzoli).
on the development of coastal vegetated wetlands in China
China ; Clay mineral ; Coastal environment ; Ecosystem ; Grain size distribution ; Human impact ; Humid environment ; Mangrove ; Salt marsh ; Sedimentary structure ; Sedimentation
This paper discusses in detail the distributions, plant characteristics and environmental conditions of the coastal vegetated wetlands in China. Given a great amount of fine sediment by rivers, China's coastal wetlands are accumulated rapidly
. This factor combined with the human's ruthless reclaimation makes the marshes inmature. The vegetated wetlands are classified into 4 types, each having differential features in geomorphological background, deposits and vegetation.
[b1] Inst. Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal Univ., Shanghai, Chine
Coastal dune fields at the São Francisco River strandplain, northeastern Brazil : morphology and environmental controls
Aeolian features ; Bahia ; Barchan ; Brazil ; Coastaldeposit ; Coastal dune ; Coastal environment ; Geochronology ; Holocene ; Quaternary ; River mouth ; Sea level
This paper documents the morphology and the environmental controls responsible for the formation and evolution of the São Francisco strandplain dune fields with major emphasis on the active dunes. Three morphological provinces in the active coastal
The main purpose of this project is to map the large-scale 3D structure (sedimentary architecture) of the aeolian deposits and to develop an aeolian event stratigraphy for the late Holocene deposits. The second purpose is to calculate the sand
longshore drift. The dynamics of the dunefield are compared to the dynamics of other late Holocene coastal dunefields in northwest Europe.
Early to middle Holocene coastal dune and estuarine deposition, Santa Maria Valley, California
C 14 dating ; California ; Coastal dune ; Coastal environment ; Estuary ; Holocene ; Quaternary ; Sea level ; Sedimentation ; United States of America
The AA. present radiocarbon ages of sediments underlying and within the Guadalupe dune sheet, where uplift rates are zero or less, indicate that estuarine deposition began locally around 9-11 ka in response to rising sea level. The estuarine
deposits where then buried by dune sands around 3.5-4.3 ka, perhaps in response to sea-level regression during mid-Holocene (-4.5 ka) glaciation and not the earlier glacial periods, as previously inferred by others.
Problems of lithostratigraphic classification of Holocene deposits in the perimarine area of The Netherlands
Its is concluded that the lithostratigraphic classification of the Holocene sediments in the coastal area has to be disconnected from the genetic concept of a perimarine area. A new system for lithostratigraphic classification in the perimarine area
Chronology of inland shell deposits on the southern coast of Sri Lanka
The present study shows the distribution of inland fossil deposits and identifies a coastal progradation since late Holocene (late Subborial) time based on C 14 dates from the southern coast of Sri Lanka.