La cuña progradante infralitoral del Holoceno Superior de Faro-Tavira

A very good example of a progradational sedimentary body, the Infralittoral Prograding Wedge (IPW) has been characterized in the Algarve continental shelf developing below the storm wave base between the onshore (beach) and the offshore (inner continental shelf) depositional zones during the Late Ho...

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Autores: Hernández Molina, F. Javier, Roque, C., Lobo, Francisco J., Somoza, L., Díaz del Río, Víctor
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/9960
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/9960
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Gulf of Cádiz
Continental shelf
Algarve
Seismic stratigraphy
Geomorphology
Late Holocene
Highstand deposits
Infralittoral Prograding Wedge
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Resumo:A very good example of a progradational sedimentary body, the Infralittoral Prograding Wedge (IPW) has been characterized in the Algarve continental shelf developing below the storm wave base between the onshore (beach) and the offshore (inner continental shelf) depositional zones during the Late Holocene. The main lithosome is composed of large-scale cross-beds, prograding seaward and paralleling the shoreline, which are formed by avalanches of sediments swept by waves from shallower littoral environments. Sediment transport to produce the IPW is generated by downwelling storm currents and their associated seaward bottom flow