Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Kirkland, Brenda
Committee Member
Grimes, Craig
Date of Degree
4-30-2011
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Geosciences
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Geosciences
Abstract
Geomorphic features have been one of the major tools for sea-level change studies. The present work shows an example of sea-level change study on karst terrain in the tropics. Sea-level notches as well as flank margin caves were identified in the research area and their elevation measured. The time of formation of the sea-level indicators was constrained by lithology study and dating methods such as facies comparison and U-Th dating. Denudation and uplift were also studied for the same purpose. From this study it can be concluded that sea-level stands within the glacial cycle can cause the formation of flank margin caves and that the position of these sea-level stands can be determined. The research area was estimated to have cumulatively uplifted ~22 m in the past 125 ka years (~0.18 mm/yr) while the surface has been denuded some 8 m in the same span of time (~0.064 mm/yr).
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/15034
Recommended Citation
Miklavic, Blaz, "Formation of geomorphic features as a response to sea-level change at Ritidian Point, Guam, Mariana Islands" (2011). Theses and Dissertations. 2325.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/2325