Neotectonic evolution and sediment budget of the Meuse catchment in the Ardennes and the Roer Valley Rift System

  • R.T. Van Balen Vrije Universiteit, Faculteit der Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, de Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; e-mail: balr@geo.vu.nl
  • R.F. Houtgast Vrije Universiteit, Faculteit der Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, de Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; e-mail: balr@geo.vu.nl
  • F.M. Van der Wateren Vrije Universiteit, Faculteit der Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, de Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; e-mail: balr@geo.vu.nl
  • J. Vandenberghe Vrije Universiteit, Faculteit der Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, de Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; e-mail: balr@geo.vu.nl
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600022459
Keywords: Meuse, Roer Valley Graben, neotectonics, river terraces, Ardennes, sediment budget

Abstract

Using marine planation surfaces, fluvial terraces and a digital terrain model, the amount of eroded rock volume versus time for the Meuse catchment has been computed. A comparison of the amount of eroded volume with the volume of sediment preserved in the Roer Valley Rift System shows that 12% of the eroded volume is trapped in this rift. The neotectonic uplift evolution of the Ardennes is inferred from the incision history of the Meuse River system and compared to the subsidence characteristics of the Roer Valley Rift System. Both areas are characterized by an early Middle Pleistocene uplift event.

Published
2002-08-01
How to Cite
R.T. Van Balen, R.F. Houtgast, F.M. Van der Wateren, & J. Vandenberghe. (2002). Neotectonic evolution and sediment budget of the Meuse catchment in the Ardennes and the Roer Valley Rift System. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 81, 211-215. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600022459
Issue
Volume 81 - 2002
Section
Regular paper

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