Is there empirical or modeling data showing how coastal aquifers respond to sea level changes (tens to hundred meters) during the Pleistocene?
In the coastal aquifer of Apulia (south Italy) hosted in mesozoic limestones, we found by means of a morphometric analysis selected elevations of maximum of flat surfaces either in front of the present sea (the adriatic sea) and in the opposite side, in front of a past (pleistocenic) sea. In the middle between the two seas, we found karst plane on surface and a surprising confidence with the horizontal levels in about 250 karst caves.
We think that the different and prollonged sea levels stands have had huge influence on the surface and sub surface karst morphology.
If you want, see:
Canora F., Fidelibus M., Spilotro G. (2012) Coastal and inland karst morphologies driven by sea level stando: a GIS based method for their evaluation. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, vol. 37, pp 1376-1386, ISSN:0197-9337, DOI 10.1002/ESP 3246.
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Hi,
The following thesis is more dedicated to the study of influence of paleoclimatic variations on deep multilayered aquifers. Such systems present anyway an oceanic part and/or communications with coastal aquifers. The thesis is in french but the bibliography should provide relevant informations.
I hope this work will be useful.
Best regards
http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/view_by_stamp.php?&halsid=4m81hkigl42pricdcgrojk7vs4&label=UBX3-T&langue=en&action_todo=view&id=tel-00198733&version=1&view=extended_view
Here is a modeling study of the Floridan Platform, USA:
Hughes et al. (2009) Hydrogeology Journal, vol. 17, p. 793-815.
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