A raised OIS 3 sea level recorded in coastal sediments, southern Changjiang delta plain, China

Wang, Zhanghua; Jones, Brian G.; Chen, Ting; Zhao, Bin; Zhan, Qing

doi:10.1016/j.yqres.2013.03.002

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“…Both sites are affected because the river sediments are carried south along the coast once they reach the ocean, as part of a belt that extends for more than 1000 km (Liu et al 2018). The outer Changjiang Delta has been subsiding at a rate of 1-2 mm a -1 since MIS 5 (Fang 1959;Huang 1959;Yu 1959;Li et al 2000;Wang et al 2013), and continental shelf sediments opposite the Oujiang Delta are Figure 8 Age-depth relationships of the MIS 3 (YQ0901 and YQ0902) paleosols and the Early Holocene (YQ0903 and YQ0904) paleosols, compared to relative sea level for the past 40 ka. The dark blue curve is the ice-volume equivalent sea level curve of Lambeck et al (2014).…”

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Sea level implications from Late Quaternary/Holocene paleosols from the Oujiang Delta, China

2018

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We describe two coastal paleosols recovered in sediment cores from the Oujiang Delta, Southeast China. These provide useful benchmarks for past sea level change on the East China Sea coast. Radiocarbon (14C) dates on charcoal and plant matter show that one formed during Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3) and was exposed for perhaps 20 ka, during the Last Glacial Maximum. The other formed in the Early Holocene and was briefly exposed, during a period of fluctuating sea level. Similar paleosols have been described from the Changjiang (Yangtze) Delta, and at many other sites from the East China Sea. The MIS 3 paleosol records a regional relative sea level of about –27 m at the end of MIS 3. While this value is consistent with other paleo sea level estimates for the East China Sea region, it is much higher than predicted by eustatic sea level estimates.

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Sea level implications from Late Quaternary/Holocene paleosols from the Oujiang Delta, China

2018

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“…Since the Late Pleistocene, three large-scale transgressions have occurred, and the highest global sea level took place in the MIS5 stage in eastern China (Liu et al, 2009(Liu et al, , 2010Wang et al, 2013 (Jacobs, 2008).…”

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“…The black and white intervals represent normal and reversed polarities, respectively. Liu et al (2016a) only by the global sea-level change, but also by multiple sea-land lifting (Wang et al, 2013;Yu Ge et al, 2016), glacial isostatic adjustment (Yu et al, 2007), and sediment compaction (subsidence) (Edwards et al, 2000). A large-scale transgression occurred during the Holocene in eastern China, which affected the Yangtze River Delta and the majority of the Subei Basin.…”

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Sedimentary Evolution and Transgressions of the Western Subei Basin in Eastern China since the Late Pliocene

Cheng

Shu

et al. 2019

Acta Geologica Sinica (Eng)

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Sedimentary sequences in the Subei Basin are complex and have been affected by interactions between the ocean and rivers since the Late Pliocene, including the Yellow River, Huaihe River, and the Yangtze River. This sedimentary evolution, in particular the timing of Pleistocene transgressions, has long been a matter of controversy owing to the lack of precise chronological evidence. The aim of this study is to explore the evolution of the sedimentary environment throughout the past 3.00 Ma in this region on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of particle size and foraminifera and ostracods collected in the TZK9 core from the Subei Basin combined with geochronological studies of magnetostratigraphy, AMS14C and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL). The results show that fluvial facies in the sedimentary environment from 3.00 to 1.01 Ma. There were fluvial facies and reflects six sea‐level high stands from 1.01 to 0.25 Ma. The study area was affected by four large‐scale transgressions since 0.25 Ma. The four marine sedimentary layers known as DU7 (buried at 48–52 m), DU5 (buried at 35–41 m), DU3 (buried at 16–23 m), and DU1 (buried at 2–4 m) are recorded in the MIS7 (210–250 ka), MIS5, MIS3, and Holocene, respectively. The magnitude of the DU5 transgression was identical to that of the DU3 transgression, both were larger than the DU7 transgression, and the DU1 transgression was the weakest. The variation of transgression strength reflects the influence of global changes in sea level, tectonic subsidence, shell ridges, and sand dams. In the TZK9 core, we found evidence of seven sea‐level high stands from the Early–Middle Pleistocene, and the first one caused by regional rapid subsidence and could be traced back to 0.83‐0.84 Ma. The sea‐level high stands and the age of the first one recorded above was different from other cores in eastern China, this was caused by the lack of absolute age control and the differences in paleotopography during this period. This study reconstructs sedimentary evolution, determines the transgression and its age, establishes the chronology since the Late Pliocene, and provides a scientific framework for further paleoenvironmental and tectonic studies. The results of this study highlight the important role that local tectonics and global sea level play in the sedimentary evolution and transgressions that have occurred in the western Subei Basin.

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“…The second is the mechanism of transgression during MIS 3 and MIS 5 in the SYS. Sediment records in the coastal area of the SYS showed that the MIS 3 marine transgression deposits were found to be significant (Wang et al, 1981;Lin et al, 1989;Zhao et al, 2008;Zhang et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2013), while the records of the transgression sediments during MIS 5 seemed to be sporadic (Wang et al, 1981;Zhao et al, 2008). Since the sea levels during MIS 5 were considered to be higher than MIS 3 ones (Chappell and Shackleton, 1986), why did the sedimentary records in the SYS suggest that transgression during MIS 3 was generally more significant than that during MIS 5 (Wang et al, 1981)?…”

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“…In addition, MIS 3 transgression events were widely reported based on many cores drilled from both deltaic plain (c.f. Zhong et al, 1999;Zhao et al, 2008;Zhang et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2013) and offshore borehole cores (c.f. Zhu et al, 1999;Li et al, 2013;Xia et al, 2013;Wang et al, 2014;Ji et al, 2015;Sun et al, 2015) in the SYS ( Figure 5).…”

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Terrestrial-marine sedimentary cycles in the South Yellow Sea, China: implications for paleoenvironmental reconstruction since MIS 5

Yu¹,

Liao²,

Hu³

et al. 2017

Turkish J Earth Sci

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Sedimentary records of the continental shelves since Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5 are valuable for paleoenvironmental reconstruction and decipherment of land-sea interactions. Since the 1990s, different perspectives on global glacioclimate magnitudes and the associated evolution of major sedimentary environments during the Late Pleistocene have caused a distinctive understanding of marine transgressions and coastal deposits during MIS 3 and MIS 5. Moreover, the chronology of sediment sequences from this region was primarily determined based on radiocarbon dating, which might be problematic for deposits of 40-50 ka BP or older. In this study, we used both a 150-m-long sedimentary core (YZ07) as a typical record and 12 collected regional boreholes as a synthesis to resolve the issues. On the basis of an age model of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating, the sedimentary sequences during the period from MIS 5 up to MIS 1 were documented by Core YZ07 drilled from the western coast of the South Yellow Sea (SYS), and the marine sediments were recognized by the paleontological fossils. The results indicate three terrestrial-marine sedimentary cycles since MIS 5, including the MIS 5, MIS 3, and MIS 1 marine transgressions as well as the MIS 2 and MIS 4 marine regressions in the coastal plain and offshore area of the SYS. Meanwhile, there was a major sedimentary hiatus during MIS 2 and MIS 4 due to strong erosions. Different dating methods on these regional cores, including AMS 14 C and OSL, have confirmed the existence of the MIS 3 marine transgression in the SYS. The intensity of marine transgression and the height of sea levels during MIS 3 and MIS 5 recorded in sediments were dominated by the changes of global climate-driven glaciers and regional tectonic movement.

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A raised OIS 3 sea level recorded in coastal sediments, southern Changjiang delta plain, China

Cited by 32 publications

References 67 publications

Sea level implications from Late Quaternary/Holocene paleosols from the Oujiang Delta, China

Sea level implications from Late Quaternary/Holocene paleosols from the Oujiang Delta, China

Sedimentary Evolution and Transgressions of the Western Subei Basin in Eastern China since the Late Pliocene

Terrestrial-marine sedimentary cycles in the South Yellow Sea, China: implications for paleoenvironmental reconstruction since MIS 5

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