Coastal geomorphological cartography of Veracruz State, Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16840218 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José Ramón Hernández-Santana (corresponding author), Ana Patricia Méndez-Linares, Jorge López‐Portillo (0000-0002-6827-3297, Instituto de Ecología), Jorge A López-Portillo, Julio César Preciado-López |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 316-323 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Maps (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-5647 • E-ISSN: 1744-5647 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17445647.2015.1016128 |
| OpenAlex | W2080559990 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
This paper presents a general geomorphological map of the coastal zone of Veracruz State, Mexico, produced using topographic information, digital orthophotos and high-resolution aerial photographs, as well as a study of geological materials and field survey. Hierarchical levels established for the typological classification are (a) relief categories (mountains, hills and plains); (b) relief subcategories (low mountains; foothills; large, medium and small hills; very high, high, medium, low and very low plains); (c) specific morphogenetic relief type, according to morphology, morphometry and the genetic formation process, and geological substratum; (d) relative age of relief, according to correlated data for the Mexican–Caribbean region; and (e) morphogenetic formations complex. The geomorphological history of relief development in the region reveals a period of compression of the palaeo-mesozoic substratum, during the Laramide orogeny, followed by neotectonic reconstruction of the morphostructure, primarily in the mountains, giving rise to intense erosion–denudation processes and the break-up of relief during the Pliocene and up to the present day. These conditions contributed to the spread of a varied, complex and interdigitated sedimentation, shaped by marine, fluvial, lacustrine–palustrine and aeolian processes which, under glacio-eustatic conditions during the Quaternary, established a system of terraced plains of different origin, dissected or not dependent on the prevailing lithology. The study area of 7872 km2 was divided into five sectors: Tamiahua, Poza Rica, Veracruz, Alvarado and Coatzacoalcos, and mapped at a scale of 1:110,000
Cartography · Geography · Geomorphology · Climate change and permafrost · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Landslides and related hazards · Geology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |