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11 Aug 2020
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Holocene sea-level change on the central coast of Bohai Bay, China
Fu Wang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey (CGS), Tianjin, China
Key Laboratory of Coast Geo-Environment, China Geological Survey, CGS,
Tianjin, China
Yongqiang Zong
Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
SAR, China
Barbara Mauz
School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool,
UK
Department of Geography and Geology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg,
Austria
Jianfen Li
Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey (CGS), Tianjin, China
Key Laboratory of Coast Geo-Environment, China Geological Survey, CGS,
Tianjin, China
Jing Fang
School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Tianjin Normal
University, Tianjin, China
Lizhu Tian
Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey (CGS), Tianjin, China
Key Laboratory of Coast Geo-Environment, China Geological Survey, CGS,
Tianjin, China
Yongsheng Chen
Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey (CGS), Tianjin, China
Key Laboratory of Coast Geo-Environment, China Geological Survey, CGS,
Tianjin, China
Zhiwen Shang
Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey (CGS), Tianjin, China
Key Laboratory of Coast Geo-Environment, China Geological Survey, CGS,
Tianjin, China
Xingyu Jiang
Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey (CGS), Tianjin, China
Key Laboratory of Coast Geo-Environment, China Geological Survey, CGS,
Tianjin, China
Giorgio Spada
Department of Science, University of Urbino, Urbino, Italy
Daniele Melini
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy
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Earth Surf. Dynam., 3, 423–439, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-423-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-423-2015, 2015
A. Margirier, L. Audin, J. Carcaillet, S. Schwartz, and C. Benavente
Earth Surf. Dynam., 3, 281–289, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-281-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-281-2015, 2015
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This study deals with the control of crustal tectonic activity and Altiplano climatic fluctuations in the evolution of the arid western Andes. Based on geomorphic analysis coupled with terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide investigation, we point out the role of active faulting and wet events in the development of the Chuquibamba landslide (southern Peru). Our main outcome is that the last major debris flow coincides in time with the Ouki wet climatic event identified on the Altiplano.
A. C. Cunningham, J. Wallinga, N. Hobo, A. J. Versendaal, B. Makaske, and H. Middelkoop
Earth Surf. Dynam., 3, 55–65, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-55-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-55-2015, 2015
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Rivers transport sediment from mountains to coast, but on the way sediment is trapped and re-eroded multiple times. We looked at Rhine river sediments to see if they preserve evidence of how geomorphic variables have changed over time. We found that measured signals potentially relate to water level and river management practices. These relationships can be treated as hypotheses to guide further research, and our statistical approach will increase the utility of research in this field.
M. Fox, F. Herman, S. D. Willett, and D. A. May
Earth Surf. Dynam., 2, 47–65, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-2-47-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-2-47-2014, 2014
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Our new Holocene sea level curve is not only different to previously published data but also different to global glacio-isostatic adjustment (GIA) models. We see that as soon as ice melting has ceased, local processes control shoreline migration and coast evolution. This indicates that more emphasis should be placed on regional coast and sea-level change modelling under a global future of rising sea level as local government needs more specific and effective advice to deal with coastal flooding.
Our new Holocene sea level curve is not only different to previously published data but also...
