A ~130 ka terrestrial-marine interaction sedimentary history of the northern Jiangsu coastal plain in China

Gao, Lei; Long, Hao; Tamura, Takeshi; Hou, Yandong; Shen, Ji

doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106455

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“…This layer of core JCP01 (with a burial depth of 12-24 m, see Figure 1 for the core location) in the central Northern Jiangsu plain also recently yielded eight high-precision feldspar OSL dates, ranging from ca. 86 to 150 ka, and was interpreted as a MIS 5 tidal flat deposit [34], which could further support the age inference of this layer in this paper. [29]; core JC-1202 was modified after reference [17]; core NTCJ1 and NTCJ2 were modified after reference [13]; core JSWZK09 and JSWZK10 were modified after reference [18]; curve of global sea-level changes was modified after reference [30].…”

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Sedimentary Sequence and Age of Core NTCJ1 in the Sheyang Estuary, Western South Yellow Sea: A Re-Interpretation

Xia,

Zhang,

Wang

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The Sheyang estuary is located on the northern Jiangsu muddy coast, in the western South Yellow Sea, and in the transition area between the eroded coast of the abandoned Yellow River delta and the silted coast of the central Jiangsu. This area is also one of the key areas of interactions between the paleo-Yellow River and paleo-Changjiang River during the late Quaternary. In order to investigate deeply the late Quaternary sedimentary sequence models of coasts and continental shelves under the interactions of the above two large rivers, the sedimentary sequence and age of the core NTCJ1 drilled at the Sheyang estuary were re-examined and re-interpreted recently, based on the existing data on lithology, grain size, ostracods, foraminifera, clay minerals, geochemical elements, and Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) dating, together with other adjacent key cores and shallow seismic profiles. The three new perspectives were summarized as follows: Firstly, the 22.00 m-long core NTCJ1 recorded the evolution of the sedimentary environments since Marine Isotope Stage 5 (MIS 5), and the first continental facies layer formed in MIS 4-2 is supposed to be missing; therefore, the MIS 1 marine facies layer directly overlays on the MIS 5 marine facies layer. Furthermore, the second continental facies layer formed in MIS 6 and/or the stage of the relatively low sea-level of MIS 5 has not been drilled yet. Secondarily, the middle-upper part of the NTCJ1 core sediments (0.00–17.95 m) are characterized by a finer grain, with a predominantly silty texture and dark yellow tone, and from bottom to top it shows a change from fine to coarse and then to fine in grain size, which could be substantially interpreted as the abandoned Yellow River deltaic deposits mainly formed in 1128–1855 CE, and may contain a small amount of Holocene coastal-shallow marine deposits at the bottom; however, it is difficult to identify them currently. Thirdly, the lower part of the NTCJ1 core sediments (17.95–22.00 m) have not yet been drilled through and are characterized by a coarser grain, with a predominantly fine sandy texture and dark grey tone, which could be interpreted as a delta front deposit in the MIS 5 tidal estuary and were obviously influenced by the paleo-Yellow River.

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Sedimentary Sequence and Age of Core NTCJ1 in the Sheyang Estuary, Western South Yellow Sea: A Re-Interpretation

Xia,

Zhang,

Wang

et al. 2023

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“…Liu et al (2013) confirmed the presence of MIS 3 deltaic deposits from core SYS-0701 through OSL dating in the southern Yellow Sea. Gao et al (2021) detailed a mass of post-infrared (IR) IR-stimulated luminescence (pIRIR) ages and found no MIS 3 marine deposits in the core JCP01 beyond the limit of Holocene marine ingression. Therefore, it thus appears to exist a marked correlation between the formation of MIS 3 marine deposits and the distance from the coastline.…”

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Sedimentology and evolution of the Holocene radial tidal sand ridge in the south Yellow Sea, China

Xue

et al. 2023

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The radial tidal sand ridge (RTSR) off the Jiangsu Coast in the south Yellow Sea is one of the most fantastic and unique natural landscapes in the world. A large number of investigations on geomorphology and marine geology have been implemented during the last several decades. The formation and evolution of the RTSR, however, are still under debate. To resolve this issue, 10 ∼30–60 m-long cores were retrieved from the Jiangsu coastal plain and offshore sand ridge field in 2018–2019. Stratigraphic transects chronologically constrained by abundant radiocarbon dates were built based on sedimentological and paleoecological (i.e., foraminifer) data from selected cores. Combined with well-documented core stratigraphy from earlier studies, an age–depth plot with a local sea-level change curve revealed that the RTSR initiated approximately 9,000 cal a BP in a sandy bedform shape under transgressive conditions, continued throughout the Holocene, but developed mostly after 1128 AD, when the Yellow River flowed southward into the Yellow Sea. Abundant sediment supply, thus, appears to have played a major role in the formation and evolution of the RTSR in the south Yellow Sea.

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“…The optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating method has become widely accepted in recent decades, with its merits of a long time-scale range (even up to 200 ka) and abundance of dating materials (e.g., quartz or feldspar) (Murray and Olley, 2002;Rhodes, 2011;Murray et al, 2021). The applicability of OSL dating to coastal and marine sediments allowed the reconstruction of the paleoenvironment of the delta (Chen et al, 2010;Guo et al, 2013;Yi et al, 2013;Wang et al, 2016;Xu et al, 2020;Gao et al, 2021;Long et al, 2022;Xu et al, 2022).…”

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Radiocarbon and OSL dating on cores from the Chaoshan delta in the coastal South China Sea

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Accurate chronology plays a crucial role in reconstructing delta evolution. Radiocarbon (14C) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating are widely used to establish a stratigraphic chronology of the late Quaternary sediments. The Chaoshan plain is located on the southern coast of China and borders the South China Sea. The thickness of Quaternary sediments in this area extends to a depth of 140 m and is considered a valuable archive for studying the evolution of the delta in response to climate and sea-level changes. However, reliable chronological data are still very limited. In this paper, eighteen accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) 14C and thirteen quartz OSL ages were obtained from two cores from the Rongjiang plain, the middle part of the Chaoshan plain: ZK001 (90.85 m in depth) and ZK002 (100 m in depth). The present study aims to provide a reliable chronology of the Chaoshan plain based on OSL and 14C dating methods and examine the upper limit of the 14C dating on plant remains. Our results show that (1) OSL ages of cores ZK001 and ZK002 range from 56 to 1.7 ka and from 177 to 15 ka, respectively; (2) 14C ages of core ZK002 range from 8.8 to 41 cal ka BP, showing that all 14C ages below ca. 30 m depth are younger than OSL ages and that the upper limit of plant remains is around 35 cal ka BP. OSL ages are consistent with stratigraphic order within uncertainties. The oldest OSL age obtained from core ZK002 is 177 ± 20 ka at a depth of 93 m, and is considered a minimum age. This indicates that the Quaternary deposition in the Rongjiang plain can trace back to at least the marine isotope stage (MIS) 6 during sea-level lowstand, during which the plain is mainly influenced by the fluvial process. The comparison between 14C and OSL ages in the Chaoshan plain suggests that 14C ages older than 35 cal ka BP need to be re-evaluated. However, the OSL dating method proves reliable for establishing a comprehensive chronological framework for the late Quaternary sediments in this area.

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A ~130 ka terrestrial-marine interaction sedimentary history of the northern Jiangsu coastal plain in China

Cited by 16 publications

References 113 publications

Sedimentary Sequence and Age of Core NTCJ1 in the Sheyang Estuary, Western South Yellow Sea: A Re-Interpretation

Sedimentary Sequence and Age of Core NTCJ1 in the Sheyang Estuary, Western South Yellow Sea: A Re-Interpretation

Sedimentology and evolution of the Holocene radial tidal sand ridge in the south Yellow Sea, China

Radiocarbon and OSL dating on cores from the Chaoshan delta in the coastal South China Sea

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