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b
RELATIVE SEA LEVEL
150 100 50
0
-50
0
D..
m 2
Vl
a:
« 4
w
>0
6
0
0
x
8
BEG IN OF
10
DELTA GROWTH
12
... ---.:.
DEGLACIA TI ON
10 km
d
-5
-10
-15
mt. :. :. :. :i====
Fi~. 11.26. Progradation of the Fraser river delta,
Bntish Columbia, in the Holocene. (After Hart et al.
1995 and 1998, modified). a Location map (overview). b Change of relative sea-level since the last
glacial period. eDelta plain and thieknesses of
eoastal zones as weH as the formation of overlapping
fan deltas or deep-sea fans as known from a number
of modem and aneient examples including basin fiHs
adjacent to mountain ranges or magmatic ares (e.g.
foreare basins and foreland basins, cf. Sects. 12.5
and 12.6).
prodelta sediments (simplified). d Generalized longitudinal seetion through delta plain and prodelta. e,
Uppermost part of delta plain displaying time lines of
upbuilding and outbuilding. (Modified after Williams
and Roberts 1989)
Deltaie Sediments in High-Energy Marine Basins
High-energy marine environments, including tidal
currents, often prevent the prograding of delta fronts
and eoastlines in spite of signifieant sediment supply.
In these environments, wave- und tide-dominated
delta eomplexes form (Seet. 3.5), and the ineoming
sediment is widely distributed on the adjaeent
Chapter 11 Sediment Supply, Subsidence, and Basin Fill
b
RELATIVE SEA LEVEL
150 100 50
0
-50
0
D..
m 2
Vl
a:
« 4
w
>0
6
0
0
x
8
BEG IN OF
10
DELTA GROWTH
12
... ---.:.
DEGLACIA TI ON
10 km
d
-5
-10
-15
mt. :. :. :. :i====
Fi~. 11.26. Progradation of the Fraser river delta,
Bntish Columbia, in the Holocene. (After Hart et al.
1995 and 1998, modified). a Location map (overview). b Change of relative sea-level since the last
glacial period. eDelta plain and thieknesses of
eoastal zones as weH as the formation of overlapping
fan deltas or deep-sea fans as known from a number
of modem and aneient examples including basin fiHs
adjacent to mountain ranges or magmatic ares (e.g.
foreare basins and foreland basins, cf. Sects. 12.5
and 12.6).
prodelta sediments (simplified). d Generalized longitudinal seetion through delta plain and prodelta. e,
Uppermost part of delta plain displaying time lines of
upbuilding and outbuilding. (Modified after Williams
and Roberts 1989)
Deltaie Sediments in High-Energy Marine Basins
High-energy marine environments, including tidal
currents, often prevent the prograding of delta fronts
and eoastlines in spite of signifieant sediment supply.
In these environments, wave- und tide-dominated
delta eomplexes form (Seet. 3.5), and the ineoming
sediment is widely distributed on the adjaeent