Role of the bedrock topography in the Quaternary filling of a giant estuarine basin: the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary, Eastern Canada
ABSTRACT The geometry of estuarine and/or incised‐valley basins and their protected character compared with open sea basins are favourable for the preservation of sedimentary successions. The Lower St. Lawrence Estuary Basin (LSLEB, eastern Canada) is characterized by a thick (>400 m in certain a...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1365-2117.2009.00457.x 2024-06-23T07:53:49+00:00 Role of the bedrock topography in the Quaternary filling of a giant estuarine basin: the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary, Eastern Canada Duchesne, Mathieu J. Pinet, Nicolas Bédard, Karine St‐Onge, Guillaume Lajeunesse, Patrick Campbell, D. Calvin Bolduc, Andrée 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2117.2009.00457.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2117.2009.00457.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2117.2009.00457.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Basin Research volume 22, issue 6, page 933-951 ISSN 0950-091X 1365-2117 journal-article 2010 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2117.2009.00457.x 2024-06-11T04:41:02Z ABSTRACT The geometry of estuarine and/or incised‐valley basins and their protected character compared with open sea basins are favourable for the preservation of sedimentary successions. The Lower St. Lawrence Estuary Basin (LSLEB, eastern Canada) is characterized by a thick (>400 m in certain areas) Quaternary succession. High‐ and very high‐resolution seismic reflection data, multibeam bathymetry coverage completed by core and chronostratigraphic data as well as a 3‐D seismic stratigraphic model are used to document the geometrical relationships between the bedrock and the Quaternary units of the LSLEB. The bedrock geometry of LSLEB is characterized by two large troughs that are interpreted as resulting mainly from repeated (?) periods of glacial overdeepening of a pre‐Quaternary drainage system. However, other mechanisms with complex feedback effects such as differential glacio‐isostatic uplift, erosion, sedimentary supply, and subsidence may have contributed to the formation of bedrock troughs. The two large bedrock troughs are mostly filled by ∼200 m thick Wisconsinan (Marine Isotopic Stages 2–4) and possibly older sediments. Overlying units recorded the retreat of the Laurentian Ice Sheet during the Late Wisconsinan (Marine Isotopic Stage 2) and estuarine conditions during the Holocene. The strong correlation existing between the bedrock topography and the thickness of the Quaternary succession is indicative of the effectiveness of the LSLEB as a sediment trap. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet Wiley Online Library Canada Basin Research 22 6 933 951 |
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ABSTRACT The geometry of estuarine and/or incised‐valley basins and their protected character compared with open sea basins are favourable for the preservation of sedimentary successions. The Lower St. Lawrence Estuary Basin (LSLEB, eastern Canada) is characterized by a thick (>400 m in certain areas) Quaternary succession. High‐ and very high‐resolution seismic reflection data, multibeam bathymetry coverage completed by core and chronostratigraphic data as well as a 3‐D seismic stratigraphic model are used to document the geometrical relationships between the bedrock and the Quaternary units of the LSLEB. The bedrock geometry of LSLEB is characterized by two large troughs that are interpreted as resulting mainly from repeated (?) periods of glacial overdeepening of a pre‐Quaternary drainage system. However, other mechanisms with complex feedback effects such as differential glacio‐isostatic uplift, erosion, sedimentary supply, and subsidence may have contributed to the formation of bedrock troughs. The two large bedrock troughs are mostly filled by ∼200 m thick Wisconsinan (Marine Isotopic Stages 2–4) and possibly older sediments. Overlying units recorded the retreat of the Laurentian Ice Sheet during the Late Wisconsinan (Marine Isotopic Stage 2) and estuarine conditions during the Holocene. The strong correlation existing between the bedrock topography and the thickness of the Quaternary succession is indicative of the effectiveness of the LSLEB as a sediment trap. |
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Duchesne, Mathieu J. Pinet, Nicolas Bédard, Karine St‐Onge, Guillaume Lajeunesse, Patrick Campbell, D. Calvin Bolduc, Andrée Role of the bedrock topography in the Quaternary filling of a giant estuarine basin: the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary, Eastern Canada |
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Duchesne, Mathieu J. Pinet, Nicolas Bédard, Karine St‐Onge, Guillaume Lajeunesse, Patrick Campbell, D. Calvin Bolduc, Andrée |
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Role of the bedrock topography in the Quaternary filling of a giant estuarine basin: the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary, Eastern Canada |
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Role of the bedrock topography in the Quaternary filling of a giant estuarine basin: the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary, Eastern Canada |
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Role of the bedrock topography in the Quaternary filling of a giant estuarine basin: the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary, Eastern Canada |
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Role of the bedrock topography in the Quaternary filling of a giant estuarine basin: the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary, Eastern Canada |
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Role of the bedrock topography in the Quaternary filling of a giant estuarine basin: the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary, Eastern Canada |
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role of the bedrock topography in the quaternary filling of a giant estuarine basin: the lower st. lawrence estuary, eastern canada |
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