Some aspects of late Pleistocene-Holocene drainage of the River Thames in the eastern part of the London Basin
Since 1967 the area of the Thames Estuary has been extensively surveyed using reflexion seismic techniques. The interpretation of these records coupled with the logs and samples from some 140 boreholes has led to the reconstruction of the Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene palaeodrainage pattern of the...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rsta.1975.0059 2024-06-02T08:08:16+00:00 Some aspects of late Pleistocene-Holocene drainage of the River Thames in the eastern part of the London Basin 1975 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.1975.0059 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsta.1975.0059 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences volume 279, issue 1288, page 269-277 ISSN 0080-4614 2054-0272 journal-article 1975 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.1975.0059 2024-05-07T14:16:33Z Since 1967 the area of the Thames Estuary has been extensively surveyed using reflexion seismic techniques. The interpretation of these records coupled with the logs and samples from some 140 boreholes has led to the reconstruction of the Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene palaeodrainage pattern of the River Thames. The relationship of this drainage system to the tectonic pattern would indicate that there has been Late Pleistocene re-emphasis of the existing dominant structures. Also a large NW—SE trending monocline would appear to be still a positive area within this subsiding sector of SE England. Some evidence for the existence of a Late Pleistocene ice-sheet is presented. That this might well have dammed the existing drainage systems creating a large lake (Lake Tamesis) is a possibility that requires further investigation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet The Royal Society Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences 279 1288 269 277 |
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Since 1967 the area of the Thames Estuary has been extensively surveyed using reflexion seismic techniques. The interpretation of these records coupled with the logs and samples from some 140 boreholes has led to the reconstruction of the Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene palaeodrainage pattern of the River Thames. The relationship of this drainage system to the tectonic pattern would indicate that there has been Late Pleistocene re-emphasis of the existing dominant structures. Also a large NW—SE trending monocline would appear to be still a positive area within this subsiding sector of SE England. Some evidence for the existence of a Late Pleistocene ice-sheet is presented. That this might well have dammed the existing drainage systems creating a large lake (Lake Tamesis) is a possibility that requires further investigation. |
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Some aspects of late Pleistocene-Holocene drainage of the River Thames in the eastern part of the London Basin |
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Some aspects of late Pleistocene-Holocene drainage of the River Thames in the eastern part of the London Basin |
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Some aspects of late Pleistocene-Holocene drainage of the River Thames in the eastern part of the London Basin |
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Some aspects of late Pleistocene-Holocene drainage of the River Thames in the eastern part of the London Basin |
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Some aspects of late Pleistocene-Holocene drainage of the River Thames in the eastern part of the London Basin |
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Some aspects of late Pleistocene-Holocene drainage of the River Thames in the eastern part of the London Basin |
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