Journal article
Coastal landscape evolution and sea-level change: A case study from Central Patagonia (Argentina)
M Pappalardo, M Aguirre, M Bini, I Consoloni, E Fucks, J Hellstrom, I Isola, A Ribolini, G Zanchetta
Zeitschrift Fur Geomorphologie | GEBRUDER BORNTRAEGER | Published : 2015
Abstract
The coastal fringe of Central Patagonia preserves a unique and spectacular succession of landforms discontinuously formed since MIS 11 up to the Holocene. The study area, stretching from 44° 34′ to 44° 54′ S of latitude, is crucial to analyze the complexity of multi-temporal shorelines formation and preservation along the Atlantic coast of South America. We used depositional and erosional landforms to get reliable and well chronologically constrained sea level markers. In particular, multistoried swale infillings, produced by a complex relationship between river discharge and marine activity, were considered the most accurate sea level markers. Palaeo sea level elevation was assessed cross c..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was made possible thanks to the funding of the University of Pisa (Progetto Ateneo 2007, Leader G. Zanchetta) and MIUR (PRIN2008, Leader G. Zanchetta). We thank Sebastian Richiano for his help with organization and logistics and Jorge Codignotto and Roberto Kokot for their scientific advice. The CADACE no-profit organization and J. Cause are acknowledged for their logistic support in the field campaign.