Coastal depositional systems and sea-level change

Abstract

A depositional system is one of the most important hierarchies for understanding the paleo-environments and sequence stratigraphy of sediments and sedimentary rocks, particularly in coastal environments. Depositional systems in the coastal zone are divided into two groups, transgressive and regressive. This paper shows an outline of these depositional systems, their characteristics and responses to sea-level changes, and basic information on sequence stratigraphic concepts for understanding the Pleistocene and Holocene sediments deposited since the last glacial maximum, which compose the latest depositional sequence.