Quaternary deposits and landscape evolution in northeast Southland, New Zealand Journal Paper
- Author
- P.D. McIntosh, D.N. Eden, S.J. Burgham
- Year
- 1990
- Journal / Source
- Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
- Publisher / Organisation
- Elsevier
- Volume
- 81
- Number
- 1-2
- Month
- December
- Pages
- 95-113
- Keywords
- Quaternary, Southland, colluvium, sedimentation, erosion
- Summary
- Three kinds of Quaternary sediments are present in northeast Southland: aeolian deposits, terrace gravels, and hill slope colluvium. The aim of this paper is to review and describe the Quaternary sediments and erosion pattern of northeast Southland and reconstruct the likely climate under which sedimentation and erosion occurred.