Are North Slope surface alluvial fans pre-Holocene relicts?
Professional Paper
1605
By: Erk Reimnitz and Stephen C. Wolf
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Abstract
The surface morphology of the northern slope of the Brooks Range (North Slope) from the Canning River, Alaska, eastward is dominated by a series of large alluvial fans and braided streams floored by coarse alluvium. On the basis of our studies, we conclude that the fans are not prograding now nor have they been prograding at any time during the Holocene. During the latest transgression and the following sea-level highstand, the North Slope depositional environment and climate probably differed greatly from the present ones.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Are North Slope surface alluvial fans pre-Holocene relicts? |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1605 |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1605 |
| Edition | Online Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Coastal and Marine Geology |
| Description | 9 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | North Slope |
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