Capítulo de Libro
Cheniers and regressive bedforms
Título del libro: Encyclopedia of estuaries
Fecha de publicación:
2016
Editorial:
Springer
ISBN:
978-94-017-8802-1
Idioma:
Inglés
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Resumen
Definition 10 Chenier is a term devoted exclusively to linear sandy 11 coastal ridges separated from the shoreline by muddy 12 deposits (mudflats or marshes). The base of the cheniers 13 should be a horizontal surface where a clear difference 14 exists between the mud and the coarse-grained deposits. 15 The seaward sides of the cheniers are regular and straight, 16 while the landward side is irregular (Reineck and Singh, 17 1980). Cheniers do not occur alone, but in groups, with 18 narrow spacing between individual ridges at their ends. 19 Moreover, this arrangement can cause streams and small 20 rivers to be deflected, creating angular or parallel drainage 21 patterns, a feature that was noted in the Suriname chenier 22 plain by Augustinus (1980).
Palabras clave:
coastal barriers
,
delta plain
,
sand ridge
,
spit
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Citación
Isla, Federico Ignacio; Bedmar, José Manuel; Cheniers and regressive bedforms; Springer; 2016; 114-121
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