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Morpho-sedimentary characteristics of Holocene paleochannels in the Upper Rhine alluvial plain, France
Mubarak Abdulkarim
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Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Department of Geology, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi, Nigeria
Stoil Chapkanski
Laboratoire de Géographie Physique (UMR-8591), CNRS/Université Paris 1, Meudon, France
Damien Ertlen
Laboratoire Image, Ville, Environnement (LIVE UMR 7362),
CNRS/Université de Strasbourg/ENGEES, Strasbourg, France
Haider Mahmood
Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Edward Obioha
Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Frank Preusser
Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Claire Rambeau
Laboratoire Image, Ville, Environnement (LIVE UMR 7362),
CNRS/Université de Strasbourg/ENGEES, Strasbourg, France
Ferréol Salomon
Laboratoire Image, Ville, Environnement (LIVE UMR 7362),
CNRS/Université de Strasbourg/ENGEES, Strasbourg, France
Marco Schiemann
Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Laurent Schmitt
Laboratoire Image, Ville, Environnement (LIVE UMR 7362),
CNRS/Université de Strasbourg/ENGEES, Strasbourg, France
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Short summary
We used a combination of remote sensing, field investigations, and laboratory analysis to map and characterize abandoned river channels within the French Upper Rhine alluvial plain. Our results show five major paleochannel groups with significant differences in their pattern, morphological characteristics, and sediment filling. The formation of these paleochannel groups is attributed to significant changes in environmental processes in the area during the last ~ 11 700 years.
We used a combination of remote sensing, field investigations, and laboratory analysis to map...
