The present study is focused on features developed during the post-LGM transgression on the narrow, high-gradient shelf off the Crotone area (southern Italy) and on the southern part of the Amendolara palaeo-island (API). In particular, peculiar features such as submerged coastal cliffs and a seabed typified by irregular step-like geometry characterize the present area. We recognized this area as suitable to develop a transgressive model for very high-gradient settings characterized by coastal cliff development and irregular topography. Such a model may be useful in recognizing and understanding the features and style of transgression and variations in its rate, particularly for the post- LGM glacio-eustatic rise.
A cliff overstep model for high-gradient shelves: the case of the Ionian Calabrian Margin (southern Italy)
CRITELLI, Salvatore
2012-01-01
Abstract
The present study is focused on features developed during the post-LGM transgression on the narrow, high-gradient shelf off the Crotone area (southern Italy) and on the southern part of the Amendolara palaeo-island (API). In particular, peculiar features such as submerged coastal cliffs and a seabed typified by irregular step-like geometry characterize the present area. We recognized this area as suitable to develop a transgressive model for very high-gradient settings characterized by coastal cliff development and irregular topography. Such a model may be useful in recognizing and understanding the features and style of transgression and variations in its rate, particularly for the post- LGM glacio-eustatic rise.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
