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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 48, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1029/2020GL092234
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Bayesian statistics; headward erosion; seascape; shoreline; submarine canyon; turbidity current
The efficiency of sediment routing from land to the ocean depends on the position of submarine canyon heads with regard to terrestrial sediment sources, and our study found that steep and narrow shelves facilitate canyon-head connectivity to the shore. Shore-connected canyons are more likely to occur along active margins characterized by resistant bedrock and high river-water discharge.
The efficiency of sediment routing from land to the ocean depends on the position of submarine canyon heads with regard to terrestrial sediment sources. We aim to identify the main controls on whether a submarine canyon head remains connected to terrestrial sediment input during Holocene sea-level rise. Globally, we identified 798 canyon heads that are currently located at the 120m-depth contour (the Last Glacial Maximum shoreline) and 183 canyon heads that are connected to the shore (within a distance of 6 km) during the present-day highstand. Regional hotspots of shore-connected canyons are the Mediterranean active margin and the Pacific coast of Central and South America. We used 34 terrestrial and marine predictor variables to predict shore-connected canyon occurrence using Bayesian regression. Our analysis shows that steep and narrow shelves facilitate canyon-head connectivity to the shore. Moreover, shore-connected canyons occur preferentially along active margins characterized by resistant bedrock and high river-water discharge.
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