| Abstract: | The upper slope and outer shelf in front of the Tiber River mouth (east-central Tyrrhenian Sea) exhibits a series of about 15 gullies that are not clearly related to present-day erosional or depositional processes. An extensive, high-resolution, seismic-reflection profiling survey of a 450 km2 area in front of the Tiber delta shows several generations of similar features within the older depositional sequences underlying the outer continental shelf. The gully relief appears dominantly depositional, probably developed during lowstand periods when the Tiber River mouth was relatively near the shelf break. The position of the gullied intervals, including those on the modern slope relict from the last lowstand, shows a successive northward shift with time. This northward shift indicates continued tilting of this part of the eastern Tyrrhenian continental margin, probably resulting from a continued subsidence to the north. ?? 1992. |
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| Citation Author: | Chiocci, F. L.; Normark, W. R. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Marine Geology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Effect of sea-level variation on upper-slope depositional processes offshore of Tiber delta, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy; 1992; Article; Journal; Marine Geology; Chiocci, F. L.; Normark, W. R. |
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| Citation Volume: | 104 |
| Citation Year: | 1992 |
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| Text: | Effect of sea-level variation on upper-slope depositional processes offshore of Tiber delta, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy; 1992; Article; Journal; Marine Geology; Chiocci, F. L.; Normark, W. R. |
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| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00 -0600 |
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