Impacts of late Holocene rapid climate changes as recorded in a macrotidal coastal setting (Mont-Saint-Michel Bay, France)

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Research Article| November 01, 2009 Impacts of late Holocene rapid climate changes as recorded in a macrotidal coastal setting (Mont-Saint-Michel Bay, France) I. Billeaud; I. Billeaud 1Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière, Université de Caen, UMR CNRS 6143, 24 rue des Tilleuls, 14000 Caen, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar B. Tessier; B. Tessier 1Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière, Université de Caen, UMR CNRS 6143, 24 rue des Tilleuls, 14000 Caen, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar P. Lesueur P. Lesueur 1Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière, Université de Caen, UMR CNRS 6143, 24 rue des Tilleuls, 14000 Caen, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information I. Billeaud 1Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière, Université de Caen, UMR CNRS 6143, 24 rue des Tilleuls, 14000 Caen, France B. Tessier 1Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière, Université de Caen, UMR CNRS 6143, 24 rue des Tilleuls, 14000 Caen, France P. Lesueur 1Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière, Université de Caen, UMR CNRS 6143, 24 rue des Tilleuls, 14000 Caen, France Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 10 Apr 2009 Revision Received: 19 Jun 2009 Accepted: 30 Jun 2009 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 © 2009 Geological Society of America Geology (2009) 37 (11): 1031–1034. https://doi.org/10.1130/G30310A.1 Article history Received: 10 Apr 2009 Revision Received: 19 Jun 2009 Accepted: 30 Jun 2009 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation I. Billeaud, B. Tessier, P. Lesueur; Impacts of late Holocene rapid climate changes as recorded in a macrotidal coastal setting (Mont-Saint-Michel Bay, France). Geology 2009;; 37 (11): 1031–1034. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G30310A.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The impacts of rapid climate changes during the Holocene are well documented in deep oceanic and lacustrine sediments. Until now, no studies have shown the effects of rapid climate change on tidal successions in coastal wedges formed during the late Holocene transgression. Cores and very high resolution seismic data collected in Mont-Saint-Michel Bay, France, a macrotidal setting, demonstrate that rapid climate changes, with ~1500 year periodicity, are recorded in the sedimentary successions that constitute the late Holocene infill of the bay. The sedimentary expressions of rapid climate changes vary according to the different subenvironments within Mont-Saint-Michel Bay; cycles, a few meters thick, can be correlated throughout the bay, and radiocarbon dating suggests that they have a millennial time scale. The various changes reflect an increase in wave dynamics in association with Bond cold events, possibly in conjunction with long-term (1800 year periodicity) tidal cycles. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.