Particle size characterisation of Holocene back-barrier sequences from North Atlantic coasts (SW Spain and SE England)

In this paper, we present the results of bivariate plots of grain size parameters (mean against sorting) in the reconstruction of Holocene environmental change in coastal environments where barrier formation has had an important control on sedimentation. Sites on the North Atlantic coast with differ...

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Published in:Geomorphology
Main Authors: Lario, Javier, Spencer, Chris, Plater, A. J., Zazo, Caridad, Goy, José Luis, Dabrio, Cristino J.
Other Authors: Dirección General de Enseñanza Superior e Investigación Científica (España), Fundación Ramón Areces, Comunidad de Madrid, International Union For Quaternary Research
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Elsevier BV 2002
Subjects:
Barrier coasts
Estuarine environment
Holocene
North Atlantic
Particle size
Tidal sedimentation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/247613
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-555X(01)00071-X
https://doi.org/10.13039/100012818
https://doi.org/10.13039/100008054
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Summary:In this paper, we present the results of bivariate plots of grain size parameters (mean against sorting) in the reconstruction of Holocene environmental change in coastal environments where barrier formation has had an important control on sedimentation. Sites on the North Atlantic coast with differing histories of climate, sediment flux, sea-level change and barrier integrity are investigated to determine the general efficacy of this bivariate parameter model in distinguishing between open and closed-basin conditions, and in reviewing the significance of aperiodic high-energy geomorphic events in controlling late stage back-barrier sedimentation. This work has been supported by the Spanish DGES Projects PB98-0265 y PB98-0514; Fundación Areces Project “Cambios climáticos y variaciones del nivel del mar…” and Comunidad de Madrid postdoctoral grant. It is a contribution to IGCP 437 Project Coastal environmental change during sea-level highstands and INQUA Commission on sea-level changes.

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