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Research article
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08 Sep 2017
Research article |
| 08 Sep 2017
The Usumacinta–Grijalva beach-ridge plain in southern Mexico: a high-resolution archive of river discharge and precipitation
Kees Nooren
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
Wim Z. Hoek
Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
Tim Winkels
Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
Annika Huizinga
Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
Hans Van der Plicht
Groningen University, Centre for Isotope Research, 9747 AG
Groningen, the Netherlands
Leiden University, Faculty of Archaeology, 2333 CC Leiden, the Netherlands
Remke L. Van Dam
Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG),
Department of Civil Engineering, CEP 30510-000, Belo Horizonte,
Brazil
Michigan State University, Department of Earth and Environmental
Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Queensland University of Technology, Science and Engineering Faculty,
Institute for Future Environments, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Sytze Van Heteren
TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands, Geomodelling Department,
3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands
Manfred J. Van Bergen
Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
Maarten A. Prins
Vrije Universiteit, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Tony Reimann
Wageningen University, Soil Geography and Landscape Group & Netherlands
Centre for Luminescence Dating, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
Jakob Wallinga
Wageningen University, Soil Geography and Landscape Group & Netherlands
Centre for Luminescence Dating, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
Kim M. Cohen
Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands, Geomodelling Department,
3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands
Deltares, Department of Applied Geology and Geophysics, 3584 BK Utrecht, the Netherlands
Philip Minderhoud
Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
Hans Middelkoop
Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Short summary
We demonstrate that the world's largest beach-ridge plain in southern Mexico was formed under an ample long-term fluvial sediment supply. The beach-ridge elevation is strongly influenced by aeolian accretion during the time when the ridge is located next to the beach. The beach-ridge elevation is negatively correlated with the progradation rate, which we relate to the variability in sediment supply to the coastal zone, reflecting decadal-scale precipitation changes within the river catchment.
We demonstrate that the world's largest beach-ridge plain in southern Mexico was formed under an...
