Author/Authors :
Naderi beni، Abdolmajid نويسنده Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences (INIOAS), Tehran, IR Iran , , Alizadeh-Lahijani، Hamid نويسنده Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences (INIOAS), Tehran, IR Iran , , Pourkerman، Majid نويسنده Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences (INIOAS), Tehran, IR Iran , , Jokar، Rahman نويسنده Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences (INIOAS), Tehran, IR Iran , , Djamali، Mortza نويسنده Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d’Ecologie, Marseille, France , , Marriner، Nick نويسنده CEREGE, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France Andrieu-Ponel, , Andrieu-Ponel، Valerie نويسنده CEREGE, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France , , MousaviHarami، Reza نويسنده Geology Department, Faculty of Science,Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, IR Iran ,
Abstract :
Caspian Sea is the largest land locked water body in the world and has been characterized by significant relative
sea-level changes since the Pliocene. The sea-level oscillations have strongly impacted the coastal areas
depending on geomorphological setting. This study aims toinvestigate the impacts of sea level oscillations on
low-lying coasts of the southeastern flank of the Caspian Sea using sedimentological, paleontological and
geophysical tools. The results show that barrier-lagoon development with overstepping migration of the complex
is the response of low lying coasts tothe rapid sea level changes. Moreover, development of saline environments
is another response to sea level changes for more inland coastal areas. According to the radiocarbon dating
results, the area was subjected to Amudarya flooding around 1800 BP and highsedimentation rate in the second
half of the Little Ice Age, underpinned by higher precipitation rate and sea-level rise.
