Development of the Holocene foredune plain in the Narva-Jõesuu area, eastern Gulf of Finland

• Autorzy: Rosentau A. , Jõeleht A. , Plado J. , Aunap R. , Muru M. , Eskola K. O.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The morphogenesis and inner structure of the Holocene foredune plain in the Narva-Joesuu area, eastern Gulf of Finland, were studied using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating, ground-penetrating radar (GPR) study and interpretation of airborne LIDAR elevation data. The results show that the Narva-Joesuu foredune plain consists of ca. 100 parallel coastal foredune ridges built of well-sorted fine sand underlain by gently (~7°) seaward-dipping sandy beach deposits. The distal part of the plain, which consists of at least 15 ridges, formed during the regressive phase of the Ancylus Lake/Early Litorina Sea, serving as a barrier for the lagoon behind it. A larger portion of ridges, with an average progradation rate of 0.26 m a-1, formed under conditions of falling relative sea level during the Litorina regression and was separated from the older foredune succession by a hiatus related to the Litorina transgression at 8.5-7.3 cal. ka BP. In the highest central part of the plain the foredune growth was interrupted by foredune instability and a re-blowing episode dated to 5.4 ± 0.9 ka BP which may correlate with a larger regional cooling at 5.8-5.1 cal. ka BP in the North Atlantic and central Europe. During the last 3000 years, the foredune progradation rate decreased to 0.19 m a-1, most probably because of decelerated land-uplift and increased human impact due to coastal protection.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Holocene; Baltic Sea; foredunes; luminescence dating; ground penetrating radar; lidar

• Wydawca: Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Geological Quarterly
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: Vol. 57, No. 1
• Strony: 89--100
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Rosentau A.

• Department of Geology, University of Tartu, Ravila 14A, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
• Institute of History and Archaeology, University of Tartu, Lossi 3, 51003 Tartu, Estonia

autor

Jõeleht A.

• Department of Geology, University of Tartu, Ravila 14A, 50411 Tartu, Estonia

autor

Plado J.

• Department of Geology, University of Tartu, Ravila 14A, 50411 Tartu, Estonia

autor

Aunap R.

• Department of Geography, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51014 Tartu, Estonia

autor

Muru M.

• Department of Geography, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51014 Tartu, Estonia

autor

Eskola K. O.

• Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2, 00014 Helsinki, Finland

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