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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Autores: Lario, Javier, Spencer, C., Plater, A.J., Zazo Cardeña , Caridad, Goy Goy, José Luis, Dabrio González, Cristino José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/56833
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/56833
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:551.794(261.1)
Particle size
Barrier coasts
Tidal sedimentation
Estuarine environment
Holocene
North Atlantic
Geología estratigráfica
2506.19 Estratigrafía
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Sumario: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 openand closed-basin conditions, and in reviewing the significance of aperiodic high-energy geomorphic events in controlling late stage back-barrier sedimentation.