Naslov
Impact of cliff erosion on marine sediment composition - indication of local coastline evolution (Vrgada Island, Croatia)

Autori
Pikelj, Kristina ; Furčić, Nina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas. Problems and Measurement Techniques / Bonora, Laura ; Carboni, Donatella ; De Vicenzi, Matteo - Livorno : FUP- Florence University Press, 2020, 462-468

ISBN
978-88-5518-147-1

Skup
8th International Symposium "Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas. Problems and Measurements Techniques"

Mjesto i datum
Livorno, Italija, 16.06.2020. - 18.06.2020

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
carbonate sediment ; Pleistocene sediment ; soft-rock erosive cliff

Sažetak
Surface sediment along the carbonate-bordered eastern Adriatic is highly carbonaceous material, composed largely of biogenic skeletal material. Local outcrops of soft-rock material such as Eocene flysch and Pleistocene sandstones may locally change the composition of the surface sediment cover. Highly erosive coastal cliff developed in Pleistocene sediments on the Vrgada Island gave rise to the idea that local seabed surface sediment may reflect the composition of the cliff sediment. Preliminary results of sedimentological analyses showed that sediment samples collected on both sides of the cliff contain material eroded mostly from the eastern side of the cliff. Subsequent longshore drift caused by dominant waves likely sort fallen material, transporting its finer fractions to the northern side and further into the sea.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija

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