VERTICAL MOVEMENTS OF THE COAST AND SHELF OF THE BLACK AND MEDITERRANEAN SEAS DURING THE HOLOCENE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay Esin ◽  
Nikolay Esin ◽  
Nikolay Esin ◽  
Nikolay Esin ◽  
Olga Sorokina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Vertical Movement ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Coastal Structures ◽  
Satellite Measurements ◽  
Vertical Movements ◽  
The Holocene ◽  
Black Sea Coast ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Vertical Crustal Movements

Vertical movement of Earth crust can modify the shape of the eustatic sea level curves. A method allows calculation of the eustatic sea level course using the known local curves. We were able to divide a number of local curves of the Mediterranean Sea to the eustatic and tectonic components. The data about dynamics of the vertical crustal movements in 27 points of the Mediterranean coast and shelf during the Holocene were obtained. It was found that the velocities of raising and dipping are unstable over time and can reach value of 10 mm/year. Satellite measurements have recorded the velocities of vertical movements in the range of -10 to +20 mm/year for some parts of Black Sea coast. Such movements of the Earth's crust undoubtedly have a large impact on coastal processes and should be considered in designing coastal structures.

VERTICAL MOVEMENTS OF THE COAST AND SHELF OF THE BLACK AND MEDITERRANEAN SEAS DURING THE HOLOCENE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay Esin ◽  
Nikolay Esin ◽  
Nikolay Esin ◽  
Nikolay Esin ◽  
Olga Sorokina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Vertical Movement ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Coastal Structures ◽  
Satellite Measurements ◽  
Vertical Movements ◽  
The Holocene ◽  
Black Sea Coast ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Vertical Crustal Movements

Vertical movement of Earth crust can modify the shape of the eustatic sea level curves. A method allows calculation of the eustatic sea level course using the known local curves. We were able to divide a number of local curves of the Mediterranean Sea to the eustatic and tectonic components. The data about dynamics of the vertical crustal movements in 27 points of the Mediterranean coast and shelf during the Holocene were obtained. It was found that the velocities of raising and dipping are unstable over time and can reach value of 10 mm/year. Satellite measurements have recorded the velocities of vertical movements in the range of -10 to +20 mm/year for some parts of Black Sea coast. Such movements of the Earth's crust undoubtedly have a large impact on coastal processes and should be considered in designing coastal structures.

Pattern of recent vertical crustal movements in Maritime Canada

1976 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 661-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petr Vaníček
Keyword(s):  
New Brunswick ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Bay Of Fundy ◽  
Vertical Movements ◽  
Crustal Movements ◽  
First Order ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Velocity Surface ◽  
Maritime Canada ◽  
Vertical Crustal Movements

A surface depicting linear vertical movements in Maritime Canada was computed from sea-level data recorded by 8 tide guages and 308 mostly disjoint, relevelled segments of the first-order Canadian levelling network. Owing to the sparsity of the available data and their distribution, the velocity surface must be regarded as indicative of the crude features only. The indications are that there is a west-northwest trending belt of faster subsidence across the eastern end of the Bay of Fundy, and that there may be an area of uplift in northeastern New Brunswick. Although the faster subsidence around the eastern Bay of Fundy seems to be well established now, more data are needed to prove or dispel the existence of the indicated uplift.

scholarly journals The catastrophic landslide on the Black Sea coast which destroyed the Roman town of Bisonе (south of Kavarna town)

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-25
Author(s):  
Dimcho Evstatiev ◽  
Yordan Evlogiev ◽  
Mariana Nedelcheva
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Front Part ◽  
The Holocene ◽  
Black Sea Coast ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Coastal Shelf ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Sea Coast

In the second half of the Ist century BC seismogenic landslide/rockfall tore off the front part of the Chirakman Cape in the western part of the Kavarna Bay. The rich quarters of the Roman city of Bisone slid down into the sea. According to data from underwater archaeology artifacts and walls of the settlement are found up to 80 m inside the sea. The paper considers the tectonic conditions, the geological-geomorphological structure of the landslide, the paleogeography of the coastal shelf during the Holocene and the hydrogeological and engineering geological conditions in the area. A reconstruction of the coastline and sea-level position during the catastrophic landslide has been developed. Stability analyses have been performed too.

scholarly journals Relative Sea-Level Rise and Potential Submersion Risk for 2100 on 16 Coastal Plains of the Mediterranean Sea

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Antonioli ◽  
Giovanni De Falco ◽  
Valeria Lo Presti ◽  
Lorenzo Moretti ◽  
Giovanni Scardino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Vertical Movement ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Coastal Plains ◽  
Coastal Zones ◽  
High Definition ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
The Mediterranean

The coasts of the Mediterranean Sea are dynamic habitats in which human activities have been conducted for centuries and which feature micro-tidal environments with about 0.40 m of range. For this reason, human settlements are still concentrated along a narrow coastline strip, where any change in the sea level and coastal dynamics may impact anthropic activities. In the frame of the RITMARE and the Copernicus Projects, we analyzed light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and Copernicus Earth Observation data to provide estimates of potential marine submersion for 2100 for 16 small-sized coastal plains located in the Italian peninsula and four Mediterranean countries (France, Spain, Tunisia, Cyprus) all characterized by different geological, tectonic and morphological features. The objective of this multidisciplinary study is to provide the first maps of sea-level rise scenarios for 2100 for the IPCC RCP 8.5 and Rahmstorf (2007) projections for the above affected coastal zones, which are the locations of touristic resorts, railways, airports and heritage sites. On the basis of our model (eustatic projection for 2100, glaciohydrostasy values and tectonic vertical movement), we provide 16 high-definition submersion maps. We estimated a potential loss of land for the above areas of between about 148 km2 (IPCC-RCP8.5 scenario) and 192 km2 (Rahmstorf scenario), along a coastline length of about 400 km.

The Roman fish tanks of the Western Mediterranean basin as potential scenarios for research on sea-level changes

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Caballero-Rubio ◽  
María José Viñals ◽  
Santiago Tormo-Esteve
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Sea Level Changes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Western Mediterranean Basin ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Constructive Conditions ◽  
Fish Tanks

PurposeThis paper analyses Roman fish tanks, which have functional elements that could be used to research on palaeo-sea-levels. Thus, the conditions of 37 installations in the Western Mediterranean basin are reviewed to identify those that have the best environmental and constructive conditions to be analyzed.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology was largely based on the review of existing scientific bibliography dealing with sea-level variations from studies on historical constructions, existing historical documentation on Roman fish tanks on the Mediterranean coast, as well as the fieldwork carried out in fish tanks on the Mediterranean coasts.FindingsThe Roman coastal fish tanks located in the shoreline of the Western Mediterranean Sea have turned out to be an excellent indicator of sea-level changes. Nevertheless, current coastal retreat, erosion and storm surges are posing significant threats to their preservation, and they could be considered as a heritage at risk of disappearance. Moreover, variations in the tectonic behaviour of the different coastal sectors make it challenging to select these facilities as an indicator of the sea level.Originality/valueThe analysis of Late Holocene sea-level changes and palaeoenvironments from archaeological and biological evidences, although not without difficulties, is very convenient because it provides very precise data that cannot be obtained with other absolute dating methods. This approach is increasingly gaining popularity with researchers and is very innovative in its method of combining the results of several scientific disciplines.

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