RT Journal Article
T1 The coastal archives of the last 15 ka in the Atlantic–MediterraneanSpanish linkage area: Sea level and climate changes
A1 Zazo Cardeña, Caridad
A1 Dabrio, Cristino J.
A1 Goy Goy, José Luis
A1 Lario, Javier
A1 Cabero del Río, Ana
A1 Silva Barroso, Pablo Gabriel
A1 Bardají Azcárate, Teresa
A1 Mercier, Norbert
A1 Borja, Francisco
A1 Roquero, Elvira
AB Sea level and climate changes archived in various coastal environments during the last part of the last glacial and present interglacialperiods are investigated by interpolating available geomorphology, sedimentology, palaeontology and geochronology data. The coastalresponse to these changes depended on the environment and geographic location. Changes of sea level during the rising, transgressivephase are well recorded in the sedimentary filling of the estuaries, whereas during the phase of highstand they are best recorded inbeach–barrier environments. The postglacial rise of sea level took place in two phases: a rapid rise until 6500 cal BP, and a second phaseof near stability with minor oscillations of metric magnitude. Regarding climate changes, there is no record of changing temperatures inthe coastal zones of southern Spain, although there is in precipitation and wind intensity/velocity. After 7–5 cal ka BP, the generalclimatic trend towards aridity was punctuated by several short-lived (centennial) episodes of increased aridity that occurred with amillennial cycle, often coincident with Bond cool events and, in some cases, with decreases of sea surface temperatures. The absence ofhuman intervention in vegetation composition until 2000 BP suggests that most environmental coastal shifts were climatically driven.
PB Elsevier
SN 1040-6182
YR 2008
FD 2008-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49413
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49413
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 may 2024