まとめ
地質調査は,ルイジアナ州とミシシッピ州のアンチクラインの上昇を示しています. これらの構造を横断する川は,現代の変形を示し,地質学的平準化異常を確認しています.
科学分野:
- 地質物理学 地質物理学とは地質物理学です.
- ジオモルフォロジー ジオモルフォロジー
- ネオテクトニクス (Neotectonics) とは
背景:
- ルイジアナ州とミシシッピ州のモンローとウィギンスの抗クリンは,変形の証拠を示しています.
- クォーターナリー層のテラスと流域の川の特徴は,長期的および近代的な構造変化の両方を示している.
研究 の 目的:
- モンローとウィギンズのアンチクリンの現代変形を調査するために.
- 進行中の構造的活動に対する流水河川の反応を分析する.
主な方法:
- 土地の上昇を測定するために地質調査を繰り返す.
- 変形した四次期のテラスの分析.
- 洪水平原と運河の形態と行動の調査.
主要な成果:
- 地質調査は,モンローとウィギンスの反斜面が上昇したことを確認しています.
- 変形したテラスと河川運河の変形 (斜面,傾斜,深さ) は,現代の変形を示しています.
- 河川の浸水調整は,地質学的平準化異常と相関しています.
結論:
- モンローとウィギンスのアンチクリンは,近代的なリフティングを受けています.
- 流河系は,現代の構造変形に積極的に適応しています.
- 地質学的平準化異常は,河川の行動と地形的な証拠によって検証されます.
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