Integrated stratigraphy for the Late Quaternary in the eastern Tyrrhenian Sea

Multi-proxy analysis in defining sedimentary processes in very recent prodelta deposits: the Northern Phlegraean offshore example (Eastern Tyrrhenian Margin)

“…MSCL petrophysical analysis are commonly used for high-resolution correlations over wide oceanic and volcanic district marine areas, providing information on sediment provenance, regional stratigraphy, palaeoclimate and tephrostratigraphy (Robinson et al 1995;Moros et al 1997;Ortiz and Rack 1999;Helmke et al 2002;Giosan et al 2002;Iorio et al 2004aIorio et al , 2009Iorio et al , 2014Miao et al 2007;Vallefuoco et al 2012;Lirer et al 2013). Moreover, VIS reflectance spectra and pre-treatments (including calculation of the first or second derivative or various functions such as logarithm, polynomials, etc.…”

“…1, right corner) collected from neighbouring continental shelf areas (Salerno Gulf; Iorio et al 2004aIorio et al , 2009. Core C836 was dated by means of high-resolution paleomagnetic and tephrostratigraphic methods (Iorio et al 2004a;Sagnotti et al 2005;Lirer et al 2013) and by 14 C and paleomagnetic extrapolated dating established for the Salerno Gulf margin correlated cores C90 and C1201 Sacchi et al 2009;Vallefuoco et al 2012;Lirer et al 2013).…”

“…Numbers and arrows indicate the respective depths of the ten sedimentological-petrophysical correlated variations, occurring in core C1158 and C1162 (this study). b Comparison in time domain of chromaticity reflectance data a* of core C1158 (black line) with reflectance data a* for core C836 (dot line) (after Iorio et al 2004aIorio et al , 2009Sacchi et al 2009;Lirer et al 2013) see text for details. Numbers and arrows, at the base of the graph, indicate the ages of the synchronous events (1-10), listed in Table 1, of petrophysical and sedimentological variations recognised in C1158 and C1162 cores.…”

“…During the past few decades, exploration by means of high-resolution swath bathymetry and subbottom profiling of the Campania margin (including several delta systems) coupled with sedimentologic, petrophysic, paleomagnetic and tephrostratigraphic analysis of marine deposits (Buccheri et al 2002;Iorio et al 2004aIorio et al , 2009Iorio et al , 2014Sacchi et al 2005;Budillon et al 2005Budillon et al , 2012Lirer et al 2013) has provided valuable insights into its environmental and climatic evolution. In this study an approach, based on high-resolution multiproxy analysis, was applied to define sedimentary and deformation processes of highstand outer shelf deposits of the Campania margin interested by recent Volturno prodelta deposition.…”

Mediterranean coccolith ecobiostratigraphy since the penultimate Glacial (the last 145,000years) and ecobioevent traceability

“…The comparison of planktonic foraminifera ecobiohorizons in the latest Quaternary (about the last 20 kyr) sediments shows a high degree of similarity, even in different subbasins, such as the Adriatic Sea, Sicily Channel and Tyrrhenian Sea (Lirer et al, 2013). Such an attempt is so far missing for coccolithophores, unicellular marine planktonic algae belonging to the phylum Haptophyta that constitute one of the most important contributors to calcium carbonate in the ocean since the Late Triassic (Bown, 1998).…”