Sediment input from fluvial sources and cliff erosion to the continental shelf of Argentina

Autores
Isla, Federico Ignacio; Cortizo, Luis
Año de publicación
2014
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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The coasts of southern Buenos Aires, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego are dominated by cliff erosion. Mean rates of cliff retreat are estimated to be about 0.5-0.6 m/year by comparing old photographs with modern satellite images. Considering the height of the Patagonian and Fueguian cliffs (70 to 120 m), the volume of sediment eroded from these cliffs exceeded the volumes provided by the erosion of the cliffs of Buenos Aires (10 to 20 m height). These erosion rates support an estimated delivery of 217 million tons of sediment per year to the continental shelf, exceeding significantly the 22 millions of tons/year transported by the larger Patagonian rivers Negro and Colorado. However, the contribution of these rivers has decreased since the Late Pleistocene changes in the direction of transport of some watersheds. The Chubut and Chico de Santa Cruz rivers suffered reductions of 21-24% in their watershed areas, resulting in reductions of about 33-34% in the volume of water transported to the Atlantic Ocean per year. As the amount of sediment delivered to the Argentine continental shelf by cliff erosion is higher than the fluvial transport, it should be also considered in the balance of beaches fed by longshore transport.
O litoral de Buenos Aires, Patagónia e Terra del Fuego é dominado pela erosão de falésias marinhas. As taxas de medias de recuo foram estimados em 0,5-0,6 m/ano, com base na comparação de fotografias aéreas antigas com imagens satelitárias modernas. Considerando a altura das falésias patagónicas e fueguinas (70 a 120 m), o volume de sedimento erodido supera os volumes que provêm das falésias de Buenos Aires (10 a 20 m). Estas taxas de erosão permitiram estimar um aporte de 217 milhões de toneladas por ano de sedimento à plataforma continental, superando os 22 milhões de toneladas/ano transportados pelos rios da Patagónia, Negro e Colorado. Além disso, a contribuição fluvial diminuiu devido às alterações na drenagem que afetaram algumas bacias desde o Pleistoceno Superior. Os rios Chubut e Chico de Santa Cruz sofreram reduções de 21-24% nas áreas de drenagem, o que significou diminuções de 33-44% nas contribuições de água para o Oceano Atlântico. Como o volume de sedimentos proveniente da erosão de falésias e fornecido à plataforma continental argentina supera o do fornecimento fluvial, tal deve ser também considerado na análise do balanço sedimentar das praias alimentadas pela deriva litorânea.
Fil: Isla, Federico Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario; Argentina
Fil: Cortizo, Luis. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina
Materia
Cliff Erosion
Sediment Supply
Drainage Reversals
Patagonia
Buenos Aires
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spelling Sediment input from fluvial sources and cliff erosion to the continental shelf of ArgentinaFornecimento sedimentar de origem fluvial e da erosão costeira à plataforma continental ArgentinaIsla, Federico IgnacioCortizo, LuisCliff ErosionSediment SupplyDrainage ReversalsPatagoniaBuenos Aireshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The coasts of southern Buenos Aires, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego are dominated by cliff erosion. Mean rates of cliff retreat are estimated to be about 0.5-0.6 m/year by comparing old photographs with modern satellite images. Considering the height of the Patagonian and Fueguian cliffs (70 to 120 m), the volume of sediment eroded from these cliffs exceeded the volumes provided by the erosion of the cliffs of Buenos Aires (10 to 20 m height). These erosion rates support an estimated delivery of 217 million tons of sediment per year to the continental shelf, exceeding significantly the 22 millions of tons/year transported by the larger Patagonian rivers Negro and Colorado. However, the contribution of these rivers has decreased since the Late Pleistocene changes in the direction of transport of some watersheds. The Chubut and Chico de Santa Cruz rivers suffered reductions of 21-24% in their watershed areas, resulting in reductions of about 33-34% in the volume of water transported to the Atlantic Ocean per year. As the amount of sediment delivered to the Argentine continental shelf by cliff erosion is higher than the fluvial transport, it should be also considered in the balance of beaches fed by longshore transport.O litoral de Buenos Aires, Patagónia e Terra del Fuego é dominado pela erosão de falésias marinhas. As taxas de medias de recuo foram estimados em 0,5-0,6 m/ano, com base na comparação de fotografias aéreas antigas com imagens satelitárias modernas. Considerando a altura das falésias patagónicas e fueguinas (70 a 120 m), o volume de sedimento erodido supera os volumes que provêm das falésias de Buenos Aires (10 a 20 m). Estas taxas de erosão permitiram estimar um aporte de 217 milhões de toneladas por ano de sedimento à plataforma continental, superando os 22 milhões de toneladas/ano transportados pelos rios da Patagónia, Negro e Colorado. Além disso, a contribuição fluvial diminuiu devido às alterações na drenagem que afetaram algumas bacias desde o Pleistoceno Superior. Os rios Chubut e Chico de Santa Cruz sofreram reduções de 21-24% nas áreas de drenagem, o que significou diminuções de 33-44% nas contribuições de água para o Oceano Atlântico. Como o volume de sedimentos proveniente da erosão de falésias e fornecido à plataforma continental argentina supera o do fornecimento fluvial, tal deve ser também considerado na análise do balanço sedimentar das praias alimentadas pela deriva litorânea.Fil: Isla, Federico Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario; ArgentinaFil: Cortizo, Luis. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; ArgentinaPortuguese association of water resources2014-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/35290Isla, Federico Ignacio; Cortizo, Luis; Sediment input from fluvial sources and cliff erosion to the continental shelf of Argentina; Portuguese association of water resources; Journal of Integrated Coastal zone Management; 14; 4; 10-2014; 541-5521646-8872CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5894/rgci436info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.aprh.pt/rgci/rgci436.htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:42:33Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/35290instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:42:34.24CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sediment input from fluvial sources and cliff erosion to the continental shelf of Argentina
Fornecimento sedimentar de origem fluvial e da erosão costeira à plataforma continental Argentina
title Sediment input from fluvial sources and cliff erosion to the continental shelf of Argentina
spellingShingle Sediment input from fluvial sources and cliff erosion to the continental shelf of Argentina
Isla, Federico Ignacio
Cliff Erosion
Sediment Supply
Drainage Reversals
Patagonia
Buenos Aires
title_short Sediment input from fluvial sources and cliff erosion to the continental shelf of Argentina
title_full Sediment input from fluvial sources and cliff erosion to the continental shelf of Argentina
title_fullStr Sediment input from fluvial sources and cliff erosion to the continental shelf of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Sediment input from fluvial sources and cliff erosion to the continental shelf of Argentina
title_sort Sediment input from fluvial sources and cliff erosion to the continental shelf of Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Isla, Federico Ignacio
Cortizo, Luis
author Isla, Federico Ignacio
author_facet Isla, Federico Ignacio
Cortizo, Luis
author_role author
author2 Cortizo, Luis
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cliff Erosion
Sediment Supply
Drainage Reversals
Patagonia
Buenos Aires
topic Cliff Erosion
Sediment Supply
Drainage Reversals
Patagonia
Buenos Aires
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The coasts of southern Buenos Aires, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego are dominated by cliff erosion. Mean rates of cliff retreat are estimated to be about 0.5-0.6 m/year by comparing old photographs with modern satellite images. Considering the height of the Patagonian and Fueguian cliffs (70 to 120 m), the volume of sediment eroded from these cliffs exceeded the volumes provided by the erosion of the cliffs of Buenos Aires (10 to 20 m height). These erosion rates support an estimated delivery of 217 million tons of sediment per year to the continental shelf, exceeding significantly the 22 millions of tons/year transported by the larger Patagonian rivers Negro and Colorado. However, the contribution of these rivers has decreased since the Late Pleistocene changes in the direction of transport of some watersheds. The Chubut and Chico de Santa Cruz rivers suffered reductions of 21-24% in their watershed areas, resulting in reductions of about 33-34% in the volume of water transported to the Atlantic Ocean per year. As the amount of sediment delivered to the Argentine continental shelf by cliff erosion is higher than the fluvial transport, it should be also considered in the balance of beaches fed by longshore transport.
O litoral de Buenos Aires, Patagónia e Terra del Fuego é dominado pela erosão de falésias marinhas. As taxas de medias de recuo foram estimados em 0,5-0,6 m/ano, com base na comparação de fotografias aéreas antigas com imagens satelitárias modernas. Considerando a altura das falésias patagónicas e fueguinas (70 a 120 m), o volume de sedimento erodido supera os volumes que provêm das falésias de Buenos Aires (10 a 20 m). Estas taxas de erosão permitiram estimar um aporte de 217 milhões de toneladas por ano de sedimento à plataforma continental, superando os 22 milhões de toneladas/ano transportados pelos rios da Patagónia, Negro e Colorado. Além disso, a contribuição fluvial diminuiu devido às alterações na drenagem que afetaram algumas bacias desde o Pleistoceno Superior. Os rios Chubut e Chico de Santa Cruz sofreram reduções de 21-24% nas áreas de drenagem, o que significou diminuções de 33-44% nas contribuições de água para o Oceano Atlântico. Como o volume de sedimentos proveniente da erosão de falésias e fornecido à plataforma continental argentina supera o do fornecimento fluvial, tal deve ser também considerado na análise do balanço sedimentar das praias alimentadas pela deriva litorânea.
Fil: Isla, Federico Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario; Argentina
Fil: Cortizo, Luis. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina
description The coasts of southern Buenos Aires, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego are dominated by cliff erosion. Mean rates of cliff retreat are estimated to be about 0.5-0.6 m/year by comparing old photographs with modern satellite images. Considering the height of the Patagonian and Fueguian cliffs (70 to 120 m), the volume of sediment eroded from these cliffs exceeded the volumes provided by the erosion of the cliffs of Buenos Aires (10 to 20 m height). These erosion rates support an estimated delivery of 217 million tons of sediment per year to the continental shelf, exceeding significantly the 22 millions of tons/year transported by the larger Patagonian rivers Negro and Colorado. However, the contribution of these rivers has decreased since the Late Pleistocene changes in the direction of transport of some watersheds. The Chubut and Chico de Santa Cruz rivers suffered reductions of 21-24% in their watershed areas, resulting in reductions of about 33-34% in the volume of water transported to the Atlantic Ocean per year. As the amount of sediment delivered to the Argentine continental shelf by cliff erosion is higher than the fluvial transport, it should be also considered in the balance of beaches fed by longshore transport.
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