Caracterización de unidades de progradación litoral mediante georradar: la playa de Carchuna (Granada, SE de España)
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En este trabajo se analizan las estructuras internas de los cordones
litorales desarrollados en la playa de Carchuna (Granada, SE
de España) tras el máximo transgresivo del Holoceno. Para ello se
han utilizado técnicas geofísicas, en concreto georradar, con antenas
apantalladas de 100 y 250 MHz. La limitación del método en
profundidad ha estado condicionada tanto por la posición del nivel
freático (que atenúa la señal) como por la saturación en agua salada
en los sedimentos de la línea de costa (que impide la penetración de
la onda electromagnética). El estudio ha permitido detectar estructuras
sedimentarias típicas de progradación de dunas costeras hacia
el SE, en relación con un pulso regresivo. Se interpretan laminaciones
asociadas al foreset y al topset. En la zona más próxima a la
orilla aparecen laminaciones inclinadas hacia el mar, propias de la
zona del foreshore actual
This paper analyses the internal structures of the progradational units developed in Carchuna Beach (Granada, SE Spain) after the maximum Holocene transgression. Geophysical prospecting techniques have been used, in particular ground-penetrating radar, with 100 and 250 MHz shielded antennas. The limitation of the method in penetration depth has been conditioned by the position of the water table (which attenuates the signal) and the saturation in seawater of the sediments at the shoreline (which prevents the penetration of the electromagnetic wave). The study has allowed us to detect typical sedimentary structures of progradation of coastal dunes towards the SE, linked to a regressive pulse. Laminations associated with foreset and topset were identified. In the area closest to the shoreline, laminations sloping towards the sea appear, characterizing the actual foreshore area
This paper analyses the internal structures of the progradational units developed in Carchuna Beach (Granada, SE Spain) after the maximum Holocene transgression. Geophysical prospecting techniques have been used, in particular ground-penetrating radar, with 100 and 250 MHz shielded antennas. The limitation of the method in penetration depth has been conditioned by the position of the water table (which attenuates the signal) and the saturation in seawater of the sediments at the shoreline (which prevents the penetration of the electromagnetic wave). The study has allowed us to detect typical sedimentary structures of progradation of coastal dunes towards the SE, linked to a regressive pulse. Laminations associated with foreset and topset were identified. In the area closest to the shoreline, laminations sloping towards the sea appear, characterizing the actual foreshore area







