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BASIN RESEARCH
卷 22, 期 6, 页码 933-951出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2009.00457.x
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
The geometry of estuarine and/or incised-valley basins and their protected character compared with open sea basins are favourable for the preservation of sedimentary successions. The Lower St. Lawrence Estuary Basin (LSLEB, eastern Canada) is characterized by a thick (> 400 m in certain areas) Quaternary succession. High- and very high-resolution seismic reflection data, multibeam bathymetry coverage completed by core and chronostratigraphic data as well as a 3-D seismic stratigraphic model are used to document the geometrical relationships between the bedrock and the Quaternary units of the LSLEB. The bedrock geometry of LSLEB is characterized by two large troughs that are interpreted as resulting mainly from repeated (?) periods of glacial overdeepening of a pre-Quaternary drainage system. However, other mechanisms with complex feedback effects such as differential glacio-isostatic uplift, erosion, sedimentary supply, and subsidence may have contributed to the formation of bedrock troughs. The two large bedrock troughs are mostly filled by similar to 200 m thick Wisconsinan (Marine Isotopic Stages 2-4) and possibly older sediments. Overlying units recorded the retreat of the Laurentian Ice Sheet during the Late Wisconsinan (Marine Isotopic Stage 2) and estuarine conditions during the Holocene. The strong correlation existing between the bedrock topography and the thickness of the Quaternary succession is indicative of the effectiveness of the LSLEB as a sediment trap.
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