Integration of bed characteristics, geochemical tracers, current measurements, and numerical modeling for assessing the provenance of beach sand in the San Francisco Bay Coastal System

被引:26
作者
Barnard, Patrick L. [1 ]
Foxgrover, Amy C. [1 ]
Elias, Edwin P. L. [1 ,2 ]
Erikson, Li H. [1 ]
Hein, James R. [1 ]
McGann, Mary [1 ]
Mizell, Kira [1 ]
Rosenbauer, Robert J. [1 ]
Swarzenski, Peter W. [1 ]
Takesue, Renee K. [1 ]
Wong, Florence L. [1 ]
Woodrow, Donald L. [1 ]
机构
[1] US Geol Survey, Pacific Coastal & Marine Sci Ctr, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 USA
[2] Deltares, NL-2600 MH Delft, Netherlands
关键词
provenance; bedforms; sediment transport; isotopes; foraminifera; heavy minerals; rare earth elements; numerical modeling; RARE-EARTH-ELEMENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; SEA-LEVEL; INTERTIDAL MUDFLAT; HEAVY MINERALS; NORTH; CALIFORNIA; ESTUARINE; DELTA;
D O I
10.1016/j.margeo.2013.08.007
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
Over 150 million m(3) of sand-sized sediment has disappeared from the central region of the San Francisco Bay Coastal System during the last half century. This enormous loss may reflect numerous anthropogenic influences, such as watershed damming, bay-fill development, aggregate mining, and dredging. The reduction in Bay sediment also appears to be linked to a reduction in sediment supply and recent widespread erosion of adjacent beaches, wetlands, and submarine environments. A unique, multi-faceted provenance study was performed to definitively establish the primary sources, sinks, and transport pathways of beach-sized sand in the region, thereby identifying the activities and processes that directly limit supply to the outer coast. This integrative program is based on comprehensive surficial sediment sampling of the San Francisco Bay Coastal System, including the seabed, Bay floor, area beaches, adjacent rock units, and major drainages. Analyses of sample morphometrics and biological composition (e.g., Foraminifera) were then integrated with a suite of tracers including Sr-87/Sr-86 and Nd-143/Nd-144 isotopes, rare earth elements, semi-quantitative X-ray diffraction mineralogy, and heavy minerals, and with process-based numerical modeling, in situ current measurements, and bedform asymmetry to robustly determine the provenance of beach-sized sand in the region. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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页码:181 / 206
页数:26
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