Geomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus

Two well-developed late Pleistocene dune fields have been identified on the western and eastern side of Akrotiri promontory (Lemesos, Cyprus). The dune fields extend immediately from the low level of their source beaches onto higher ground (>48 m amsl). Geomorphic observations supported by OSL da...

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Autores principales:	Miltiadis Polidorou, Niki Evelpidou
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	Cyprus luminescence dating aeolian deposits coastal evolution Pleistocene Holocene Geology QE1-996.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:048de4f5ce87480fb15bcf70df4972132021-11-25T17:42:49ZGeomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus10.3390/geosciences111104482076-3263https://doaj.org/article/048de4f5ce87480fb15bcf70df4972132021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/11/448https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3263Two well-developed late Pleistocene dune fields have been identified on the western and eastern side of Akrotiri promontory (Lemesos, Cyprus). The dune fields extend immediately from the low level of their source beaches onto higher ground (>48 m amsl). Geomorphic observations supported by OSL dating and sedimentological data provided evidence of the dune development and for the palaeogeographic reconstruction of the area. Relative sea level changes and wave action during the upper Pleistocene and Holocene played an important role into the development of the palaeolandscape and affected the formation of the dunes. From the collected data the development of the western dune field started at 56.2 ± 5.5 ka when the relative sea level was at approximately −60 m and contributed to the development of the western tombolo of the area whereas the eastern dune field developed in the late Holocene, after the formation of the eastern spit that resulted in the formation of the Akrotiri Salt lake.Miltiadis PolidorouNiki EvelpidouMDPI AGarticleCyprusluminescence datingaeolian depositscoastal evolutionPleistoceneHoloceneGeologyQE1-996.5ENGeosciences, Vol 11, Iss 448, p 448 (2021)
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topic	Cyprus luminescence dating aeolian deposits coastal evolution Pleistocene Holocene Geology QE1-996.5
spellingShingle	Cyprus luminescence dating aeolian deposits coastal evolution Pleistocene Holocene Geology QE1-996.5 Miltiadis Polidorou Niki Evelpidou Geomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus
description	Two well-developed late Pleistocene dune fields have been identified on the western and eastern side of Akrotiri promontory (Lemesos, Cyprus). The dune fields extend immediately from the low level of their source beaches onto higher ground (>48 m amsl). Geomorphic observations supported by OSL dating and sedimentological data provided evidence of the dune development and for the palaeogeographic reconstruction of the area. Relative sea level changes and wave action during the upper Pleistocene and Holocene played an important role into the development of the palaeolandscape and affected the formation of the dunes. From the collected data the development of the western dune field started at 56.2 ± 5.5 ka when the relative sea level was at approximately −60 m and contributed to the development of the western tombolo of the area whereas the eastern dune field developed in the late Holocene, after the formation of the eastern spit that resulted in the formation of the Akrotiri Salt lake.
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author	Miltiadis Polidorou Niki Evelpidou
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title	Geomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus
title_short	Geomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus
title_full	Geomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus
title_fullStr	Geomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus
title_full_unstemmed	Geomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus
title_sort	geomorphology of the coastal sand dune fields and their association with the palaeolandscape evolution of akrotiri peninsula, lemesos, cyprus
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/048de4f5ce87480fb15bcf70df497213
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Geomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus

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