Paleogeographic evolution and avulsion history of the Holocene Rhine-Meuse delta, The Netherlands

Abstract Approximately 200,000 lithological borehole descriptions, 1200 14 C dates, 36,000 dated archaeological artifacts, and gradients of palaeochannels were used to reconstruct the Holocene evolution of the fluvial part of the Rhine-Meuse delta. Ages of all Holocene channel belts were stored in a Geographical Information System database that enables generation of palaeogeographic maps for any time during the Holocene. The time resolution of the palaeogeographic reconstruction is about 200 years. During the Holocene, avulsion was an important process, resulting in frequent shifts of areas of... Mehr ...