The present work investigates a flood-tidal delta in the Burcio Lagoon, within the Po River Delta along the Adriatic microtidal coast (tidal range ≈ 1 m). The objectives of the study are to reconstruct the morphological evolution of the flood delta, to provide a sedimentological characterization and to assess the extent of the tidal signal preserved in the sedimentary record. The research combines the analysis of historic aerial photographs with the sampling of 44 sediment cores ranging from 1 to 2 m in depth. Aereal images since 1949 revealed a progressive flooding of reed-dominated marshes, followed by progradation and accretion of the flood-tidal delta. The analysis of cores allowed the identification of four types of deposits: basal sand and basal mud, distal flood delta and proximal flood delta. The thickness of the deltaic body was measured to reconstruct the paleo-topography and to calculate the mean subsidence rate. Topographic sections allowed the correlation of facies in different cores and the 3D visualization of the delta body. Granulometric analyses of the upper 10 cm of each core showed a landward-decreasing grainsize trend across the delta. Tidal sedimentary structures consisting of double mud-drapes and rhythmic laminae were identified and quantified relative to the total thickness of flood delta unit. These results highlight that, despite the tidal origin of the delta, signature of tidal processes is actually absent.
Il presente lavoro di tesi indaga un flood delta tidale nella Laguna del Burcio, all’interno del Delta del Po, lungo la costa adriatica (regime microtidale: escursione di marea ≈ 1 m). Gli obiettivi di questo studio sono: ricostruire l’evoluzione morfologica del flood delta, fornire una caratterizzazione sedimentologica e verificare la forza del segnale tidale preservato nel record sedimentario. La ricerca combina l’analisi di fotografie aeree storiche con il campionamento di 44 carote di sedimento di profondità compresa tra 1 e 2 metri. Le immagini aeree a partire dal 1949 mostrano un progressivo annegamento delle paludi a canneti, e la successiva crescita ed accrezione del flood delta tidale. L’analisi delle carote ha permesso l’identificazione di quattro tipi di depositi: sabbia basale ed argilla basale, flood delta distale e flood delta prossimale. Lo spessore del corpo deltizio è stato misurato per ricostruire la paleotopografia e calcolare il tasso medio di subsidenza. Le sezioni topografiche hanno permesso la correlazione delle facies tra le diverse carote e la visualizzazione tridimensionale del corpo deltizio. Le analisi granulometriche dei 10 cm superficiali di ogni carota hanno evidenziato un trend granulometrico decrescente verso terra. Le strutture sedimentarie tidali, costituite da doppi drappi di fango e lamine ritmiche, sono state identificate e quantificate rispetto allo spessore totale del corpo deltizio. Questi risultati evidenziano che, nonostante l’origine tidale del delta, l’impronta dei processi tidali è di fatto assente.
Anatomia di un flood delta microtidale nella Laguna del Burcio (Delta del Po, Italia)
BOCCATO, DAVIDE
2024/2025
Abstract
The present work investigates a flood-tidal delta in the Burcio Lagoon, within the Po River Delta along the Adriatic microtidal coast (tidal range ≈ 1 m). The objectives of the study are to reconstruct the morphological evolution of the flood delta, to provide a sedimentological characterization and to assess the extent of the tidal signal preserved in the sedimentary record. The research combines the analysis of historic aerial photographs with the sampling of 44 sediment cores ranging from 1 to 2 m in depth. Aereal images since 1949 revealed a progressive flooding of reed-dominated marshes, followed by progradation and accretion of the flood-tidal delta. The analysis of cores allowed the identification of four types of deposits: basal sand and basal mud, distal flood delta and proximal flood delta. The thickness of the deltaic body was measured to reconstruct the paleo-topography and to calculate the mean subsidence rate. Topographic sections allowed the correlation of facies in different cores and the 3D visualization of the delta body. Granulometric analyses of the upper 10 cm of each core showed a landward-decreasing grainsize trend across the delta. Tidal sedimentary structures consisting of double mud-drapes and rhythmic laminae were identified and quantified relative to the total thickness of flood delta unit. These results highlight that, despite the tidal origin of the delta, signature of tidal processes is actually absent.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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