The wedge-shaped geometry, the thickness variation and the stacking pattern of the Guadagnolo succession are the response to eustasy and tectonic subsidence. |
Despite some datation uncertainties and the unknown durations of Lower Jurassic cycles, middle frequency sequences appear to be controlled by eustasy. |
However, it must be noted that the global sea level fluctuations represent a combination of factors such as eustasy, subsidence and sediment supply. |
Eustasy is defined as a global sea level change when referenced to a fixed datum, for instance the center of the earth. |
The development of the coastal province is controlled by eustasy and tectonics, whereas climate-related processes and tectonics control that of the interior plateau. |
Hovius N Controls on sediment supply by large rivers, relative role of Eustasy, climate, and tectonism in continental rocks. |