@article{fdi:010014988,
  title = {{Q}uaternary sea-level history and variation in dynamics along the {C}entral brazilian coast : consequences on coastal plain construction},
  author = {{M}artin, {L}ouis and {S}uguio, {K}. and {F}lexor, {J}.{M}. and {D}ominguez, {J}.{M}.{L}. and {B}ittencourt, {A}.{C}.{S}.{P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he central part of the {B}razilian coast experienced considerable relative sea-level fluctuations during the {Q}uaternary. {I}t has been possible to identify three high marine levels. {T}he last two, during which the sea-level was at a maxium 8 + or - 2 m (123,000 yr {BP}) and 4.8 + or - 0.5 m (5,100 yr {BP}) above the current level, have left substantial records, whose identification was possible due to numerous absolute datings. {T}his sea-level history had a profound effect on the evolution of sedimentary plains. {W}ave energy, tidal range and river loads, for example, have been considered as the most important factors in the classical models of coastal sedimentation. {H}owever, the role played by relative sea-level changes has been not much considered. {P}robably, this is due to the fact that the models have been proposed by authors from the northern hemisphere countries, where most commonly the present sea-level is the highest during the {H}olocene time. {T}his is not the case of {B}razil, where most part of the coast was submerged until 5,100 yr {BP} followed by emergence up today, abstracting two quick oscillations. {O}bviously, the coastal dynamics could not be the same during relative sea-level rise or sea-level drop. {T}he equilibrium profile of a sandy coast will be destroyed with sea-level changes and its restoration will be accompanied by transfer of sands, from backshore and adjacent land areas to foreshore during sea-level rise and from foreshore to backshore during sea-level drop. {D}uring submergence periods (relative sea-level rise), barrier-island/lagoonal systems are dominant and the rivers could reach protected areas, as lagoons and estuaries, to build deltas. {I}n contrast, a sea-level fall creates highly unfavourable conditions for the genesis and maintenance of barrier island/lagoonal systems. {L}agoons and bays become emergent and beach-ridge plains rapidly prograde, resulting in regressive sand sheet... ({D}'apr{\`e}s r{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{QUATERNAIRE} ; {ZONE} {COTIERE} ; {NIVEAU} {MARIN} ; {VARIATION} {TEMPORELLE} ; {SEDIMENTATION} {LITTORALE} ; {TRANSGRESSION} ; {PALEOENVIRONNEMENT} ; {BRESIL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}nais da {A}cademia {B}rasileira de {C}iencias},
  volume = {68},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {303--354},
  year = {1996},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010014988},
}