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Beach ridge systems – archives for Holocene coastal events?
- Source :
- Progress in Physical Geography; Feb2012, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p5-37, 33p, 3 Black and White Photographs, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs, 3 Maps
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Holocene coastal evolution has been extensively studied by workers from various earth science disciplines, particularly sedimentologists and geomorphologists. Some of these studies have focused on the history of regional sea-level changes in various ocean basins and the mechanisms – such as eustasy, glacio-isostasy, sediment compaction, neotectonics and climatic forces – involved in such changes. Although beach ridges have been used to identify steps in coastal evolution, only in a few cases have beach ridge systems been investigated with respect to event histories (for example, cyclones and tsunamis). Beach ridge systems, however, belong to the most promising geo-archives for the study of climate change and sea-level variations over the Holocene, as well as for deciphering event histories. This paper presents examples of some studies in this field, in relation to a global overview of beach ridge systems and their morphological characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03091333
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Progress in Physical Geography
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 70604435
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133311419549