The continental terrace

Lewis, K. B.

doi:10.1016/0012-8252(74)90025-7

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“…The development of an equilibrium shelf on the continental margins is a complex process, the morphology and sediment distribution being in part predetermined by relict shorelines and sediments from previous low stands of sealevel (see Lewis (1974) for a review of shelf formation). However, in an ideal situation of stable sealevels and tectonic stability, an equilibrium size-graded profile, with 2 sedimentary facies, could be expected to form, with a seaward fining wedge of sand in the nearshore modem sand prism and a modem mud blanket on the steep shelf slope.…”

Section: Fiord and Limnic Beach Shelves As Models Of The Continental mentioning

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Beach and nearshore morphology and sedimentation in Fiordland, New Zealand: a comparison between fiords and glacial lakes

Pickrill¹

1980

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

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The morphology of 56 beaches from the Fiordland coast is described. Four groups of beaches are recognised: open coast sand beaches, fiord margin sand/gravel beaches, fiord margin boulder beaches, and bay head deltas. Fiord margin beaches and deltas have a shelf profile; on the fiord margin beaches this shelf is narrow and steep and is formed by local wind waves, and on the bay head deltas the shelf is wide and flat and the morphology is controlled by the rate of sediment supply. The ocean fiord beaches have a deep-water shelf.On sheltered beaches sediments fine across the shelf, with a transition from sand to mud at the shelf break. The sediment distribution and morphology of the inner fiord beaches is similar to that on nearby glacial lakes and is a model of progradational shelf formation on the continental margins.

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Section: Fiord and Limnic Beach Shelves As Models Of The Continental mentioning

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Beach and nearshore morphology and sedimentation in Fiordland, New Zealand: a comparison between fiords and glacial lakes

Pickrill¹

1980

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

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“…Στη δεκαετία του '50, η μέθοδος αυτή εφαρμόζεται γιά επιστημονικούς σκοπούς και, σε συνδιασμό με δειγματοληψίες ιζημάτων, αρχίζει να αποκαλύπτει τη σύσταση και τη δομή του υπόβαθρου (Emery, 1952). Εκτοτε έχουν γίνει αρκετές προσπάθειες να ταξινομηθούν τα ηπειρωτικά περιθώρια ανάλογα με τα μορφολογικά, ιζηματολογικά και γεωλογικά χαρακτηριστικά τους ( Moore & Curray, 1963;Emery, 1968aEmery, , 1970Hedberg, 1970;Shepard, 1973;Guilcher, 1976) ή ανάλογα με τη θέση τους μέσα σε ένα ευρύτερο γεωδυναμικό πλαίσιο (Lewis, 1974;Boillot, 1979;Emery, 1980;Vanney & Stanley, 1983).…”

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