3D Geostatistical interpolation and geological interpretation of paleo-groundwater rise in the Holocene coastal prism in the Netherlands

Coastal-prism sediments record rising local water levels, forced by sea-level rise. Sea-level rise is the primary driving factor, but the anatomy of the coastal prism is a result of a complex interplay of sea level, subsidence, and upstream controls (essentially sediment load). The sedimentary architecture of a coastal prism is linked to paleo–groundwater rise. Groundwater rise is quantified for the entire Rhine–Meuse delta (extending 120 km inland, 60 km wide) between an 11.0 kyr BP groundwater lowstand and the present highstand, dating series of organic markers (peats) of paleo–groundwater l... Mehr ...