Coastal lagoon systems as indicator of Holocene sea-level development in a periglacial soft-sediment setting: Samsø, Denmark
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Coastal lagoon systems as indicator of Holocene sea-level development in a periglacial soft-sediment setting: Samsø, Denmark. / Sander, Lasse; Fruergaard, Mikkel; Johannessen, Peter N.; Morigi, Caterina; Nielsen, Lars Henrik; Pejrup, Morten.
In: Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, 6890, 29.04.2014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Coastal lagoon systems as indicator of Holocene sea-level development in a periglacial soft-sediment setting: Samsø, Denmark
AU - Sander, Lasse
AU - Fruergaard, Mikkel
AU - Johannessen, Peter N.
AU - Morigi, Caterina
AU - Nielsen, Lars Henrik
AU - Pejrup, Morten
N1 - Geophysical Research Abstracts
PY - 2014/4/29
Y1 - 2014/4/29
N2 - Confined shallow-water environments are encountered many places along the coast of the inner Danish waters. Despite their common occurrence, these environments have rarely been studied as sedimentary archives. In thisstudy we set out to trace back changes in relative sea-level and associated geomorphological responses in sediment cores retrieved from coastal lagoon systems on the island of Samsø, central Denmark.In the mid-Atlantic period, the post-glacial sea-level rise reached what is today the southern Kattegat Sea. Waves, currents and tides began to erode the unconsolidated moraine material and melt-out deposits. This initiated sedimentation in adjacent coastal lagoons and further supported the formation of coastal barriers. Until present day, the ongoing isostatic uplift caused a continuous drop of relative sea-level resulting in shoreline accretion andsuccessive lagoonal infilling.Stratigraphy, grain-size distribution, fossil and organic matter content of cores retrieved from the lagoons were analyzed and compared. Age control was established using radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating.Our data produced a surprisingly consistent pattern for the sedimentary successions found in the lagoons. The period of initial transgression can be identified as the onset of deposition of fine-grained, organic-rich sediments.However, radiocarbon dates evidence a punctuation of these deposits further upcore. Grain-size analysis suggests that the reworking and abrasion of the lagoon sediments resulted from the gradual lowering of the wave-base.The core sequence is topped-off by marine sands and wind-blown deposits. Based on these findings, we suggest a conceptual model that allows inferring age and elevation of transgressive and regressive stages from the lagooncores.The common occurrence of similar environments distributed along gradients of isostatic uplift/subsidence (approximately +0,5 to -0,5 mm/yr) in the south-western Baltic, makes coastal lagoon systems a valuable archive for the reconstruction of Holocene sea-level and coastal evolution.
AB - Confined shallow-water environments are encountered many places along the coast of the inner Danish waters. Despite their common occurrence, these environments have rarely been studied as sedimentary archives. In thisstudy we set out to trace back changes in relative sea-level and associated geomorphological responses in sediment cores retrieved from coastal lagoon systems on the island of Samsø, central Denmark.In the mid-Atlantic period, the post-glacial sea-level rise reached what is today the southern Kattegat Sea. Waves, currents and tides began to erode the unconsolidated moraine material and melt-out deposits. This initiated sedimentation in adjacent coastal lagoons and further supported the formation of coastal barriers. Until present day, the ongoing isostatic uplift caused a continuous drop of relative sea-level resulting in shoreline accretion andsuccessive lagoonal infilling.Stratigraphy, grain-size distribution, fossil and organic matter content of cores retrieved from the lagoons were analyzed and compared. Age control was established using radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating.Our data produced a surprisingly consistent pattern for the sedimentary successions found in the lagoons. The period of initial transgression can be identified as the onset of deposition of fine-grained, organic-rich sediments.However, radiocarbon dates evidence a punctuation of these deposits further upcore. Grain-size analysis suggests that the reworking and abrasion of the lagoon sediments resulted from the gradual lowering of the wave-base.The core sequence is topped-off by marine sands and wind-blown deposits. Based on these findings, we suggest a conceptual model that allows inferring age and elevation of transgressive and regressive stages from the lagooncores.The common occurrence of similar environments distributed along gradients of isostatic uplift/subsidence (approximately +0,5 to -0,5 mm/yr) in the south-western Baltic, makes coastal lagoon systems a valuable archive for the reconstruction of Holocene sea-level and coastal evolution.
M3 - Conference abstract in journal
VL - 16
JO - Geophysical Research Abstracts
JF - Geophysical Research Abstracts
SN - 1607-7962
M1 - 6890
T2 - European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014
Y2 - 27 April 2014 through 2 May 2014
ER -
ID: 140582924