Caspian Sea-level changes at the end of Little Ice Age and its impacts on the avulsion of the Gorgan River : a multidisciplinary case study from the southeastern flank of the Caspian Sea
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world and has been characterized by significant sea-level changes since the Pliocene, when it was disconnected from open sea. These sea-level oscillations have had different impacts on its coastal evolution depending on geomorphological setting. River avulsion on the southeastern flank of the Caspian Sea during the Little Ice Age (LIA), as a consequence of rapid sea-level changes, was studied using sedimentological, historical and geophysical tools. The results show that the Gorgan River and/or its tributaries changed their course during the LIA. The river avulsion could be linked to higher precipitation in the region and rapid Caspian Sea level rise during the second half of the LIA.
Source: Méditerranée
Institutions: Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire Chrono-Environnement, Université de Franche-Comté, Aix-Marseille Université, Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie Marine et Continentale, University of Shahrood
Language: English
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1584728166