The Great Marsh, Lewes, Delaware. The Physiography, Classification and Geologic History.

Abstract

Subsurface investigation of the Great Marsh indicates that the landward edge of the marsh represents the leading edge of the ongoing marine transgression. Associated with the marsh facies in this Holocene wedge are sediments of lagoonal-tidal creek facies and barrier facies. The spatial relation of these facies appears to be a function of the configuration of the transgression surface. Their distribution in time is a function of the rate of relative sea level rise. Within the marsh facies three subfacies, back barrier, fringing, and broad, can be recognized on the basis of geologic setting and sediment texture. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0756637

Entities

People

  • Glenn K. Elliott

Organizations

  • University of Delaware

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Delaware
  • Geographic Distribution
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Leading Edges
  • Physical Geography
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Sediments

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering