The Streif classification system: a tribute to an alternative system for organising and mapping Holocene coastal deposits
Baeteman, C. (2005). The Streif classification system: a tribute to an alternative system for organising and mapping Holocene coastal deposits. Quaternary International 133-134: 141-149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2004.10.004 In: Quaternary International. Elsevier: Oxford. ISSN 1040-6182; e-ISSN 1873-4553, more |  |
| Keywords | Classification systems
Earth sciences > Geology > Geomorphology > Coastal morphology
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract | The classification system for organising and mapping Holocene coastal deposits as introduced by Streif is highlighted with respect to mapping requirements. Apart from the requirements such as a user-friendly legend and map, the linkage of the classification system with the history of deposition is demonstrated for the tide-dominated lowlands of the southern North Sea and English Channel. The linkage becomes obvious when considering the effect of the changes in the rate of relative sea-level rise. The difficulties that surrounded the lithostratigraphy of Holocene coastal deposits and the principles of the classification system which eventually made an end to the well-known and long-standing debate about the lithostratigraphy are briefly recalled. |
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