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デラウェア川: ウィルミントンの潜水艦峡谷への以前の拡張の証拠
まとめ
プレイストセーン時代に,デラウェア川は大陸棚を横断して渓谷を作り,ウィルミントンの潜水艦峡谷に流れ込んだ. この古代の河床は,現在は埋もれており,現在の峡谷形成より前のものである.
科学分野:
- 地質学 地質学 地質学
- ジオモルフォロジー ジオモルフォロジー
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
背景:
- デラウェア川の歴史的流れとその大陸棚形態学への影響は完全に理解されていません.
- 海底峡谷は,シェルフと斜面の環境を大幅に変化させることができます.
研究 の 目的:
- デラウェア川のプレイストセーン時代の流れを調査する.
- 大陸架上のデラウェア川の祖先の谷を特定するために.
- 祖先の川渓谷とウィルミントンの潜水艦峡谷との関係を決定する.
主な方法:
- デラウェア湾の東の大陸棚からの地震反射プロフィールの分析.
主要な成果:
- 地震データは,大陸棚にわたって広がる,幅38kmと1030mの浮き彫りの埋もれた先祖の谷を明らかにしています.
- この渓谷は,プレイストセーン時代にデラウェア川の流出路として機能した.
- 川はウィルミントンの潜水艦峡谷に流れ込みました.
結論:
- デラウェア川のプレイストセーン時代の流れは,現在の流れとは大きく異なっていた.
- 祖先の渓谷は,現在のウィルミントンの潜水艦渓谷の頭部が形成される前に遡ります.
- 埋もれた谷は,大西洋大陸棚の重要な古生物学的な特徴を表しています.
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