Small-scale lacustrine drifts in Lake Champlain, Vermont
Journal of Great Lakes Research
By: Patricia L. Manley, T.O. Manley, Kathryn Hayo, and Thomas Cronin
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Abstract
High resolution CHIRP (Compressed High Intensity Radar Pulse) seismic profiles reveal the presence of two lacustrine sediment drifts located in Lake Champlain's Juniper Deep. Both drifts are positive features composed of highly laminated sediments. Drift B sits on a basement high while Drift A is built on a trough-filling acoustically-transparent sediment unit inferred to be a mass-transport event. These drifts are oriented approximately north–south and are parallel to a steep ridge along the eastern shore of the basin. Drift A, located at the bottom of a structural trough, is classified as a confined, elongate drift that transitions northward to become a system of upslope asymmetric mudwaves. Drift B is perched atop a structural high to the west of Drift A and is classified as a detached elongate drift. Bottom current depositional control was investigated using Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) located across Drift A. Sediment cores were taken at the crest and at the edges of the Drift A and were dated. Drift source, deposition, and evolution show that these drifts are formed by a water column shear with the highest deposition occurring along its crest and western flank and began developing circa 8700–8800 year BP.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Small-scale lacustrine drifts in Lake Champlain, Vermont |
| Series title | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jglr.2011.05.004 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | Supplement 1 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Geographic Science Center |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
| First page | 88 |
| Last page | 100 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| Other Geospatial | Lake Champlain |
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