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[[File:WV Sharon plain.png|thumb|right|200px|Sharon plain in Israeli Coastal Plain region]] |
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The '''Sharon Escarpment''' is the [[escarpment]] in [[Israel]] that connects the level of the [[coastal plain]] with the level of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] beach and the [[continental shelf]] and stretches along the coastal ridge approximately between [[Giv'at Olga]] and [[Tel Aviv]], i.e., along the [[Sharon plain]].<ref name=peal>I. Perath, G. Almagor, [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286733732_The_Sharon_Escarpment_Mediterranean_coast_Israel_Stability_dynamics_risks_and_environmental_management The Sharon Escarpment (Mediterranean coast, Israel): Stability, dynamics, risks and environmental management], ''Journal of Coastal Research'', vol. 16, no. 1, 2000 pp. 207-224 </ref> |
The '''Sharon Escarpment''' of '''Sharon Cliff'''<ref>E. Galil, D. Zviely, [https://www.proquest.com/openview/5ebd669916066e7db64eb20bb2a6f906/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=54471 "Geo-archaeological markers reveal magnitude and rates of Israeli coastal cliff erosion and retreat"], ''Journal of Coastal Conservation'', Vol. 23, Issue. 4, 2019, pp. 747-758, {{doi|10.1007/s11852-018-0644-7}} </ref> is the [[escarpment]] in [[Israel]] that connects the level of the [[coastal plain]] with the level of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] beach and the [[continental shelf]] and stretches along the coastal ridge approximately between [[Giv'at Olga]] and [[Tel Aviv]], i.e., along the [[Sharon plain]].<ref name=peal>I. Perath, G. Almagor, [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286733732_The_Sharon_Escarpment_Mediterranean_coast_Israel_Stability_dynamics_risks_and_environmental_management The Sharon Escarpment (Mediterranean coast, Israel): Stability, dynamics, risks and environmental management], ''Journal of Coastal Research'', vol. 16, no. 1, 2000 pp. 207-224 </ref> |
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The escarpment is up to 45m in height, of steepness 75-90°. The escarpment gradually moves eastward due to collapsing and [[slump (geology)|slump]]ing seawards. The separated slabs of sandstone slide downwards and crumble completely into fans of sand, swashed away by waves. The catchment area of the escarpment is visibly eroded by [[surface runoff|runoff]], but this erosion is negligible compared to rockslides and slumps.<ref name=peal/> |
The escarpment is up to 45m in height, of steepness 75-90°. The escarpment gradually moves eastward due to collapsing and [[slump (geology)|slump]]ing seawards. The separated slabs of sandstone slide downwards and crumble completely into fans of sand, swashed away by waves. The catchment area of the escarpment is visibly eroded by [[surface runoff|runoff]], but this erosion is negligible compared to rockslides and slumps.<ref name=peal/> |
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The Sharon Escarpment of Sharon Cliff[1] is the escarpment in Israel that connects the level of the coastal plain with the level of the Mediterranean Sea beach and the continental shelf and stretches along the coastal ridge approximately between Giv'at Olga and Tel Aviv, i.e., along the Sharon plain.[2]
The escarpment is up to 45m in height, of steepness 75-90°. The escarpment gradually moves eastward due to collapsing and slumping seawards. The separated slabs of sandstone slide downwards and crumble completely into fans of sand, swashed away by waves. The catchment area of the escarpment is visibly eroded by runoff, but this erosion is negligible compared to rockslides and slumps.[2]
The escarpment is threatened by road building, sand quarrying, drainage, slope grading, and other uncontrolled tampering with the topography. [2]
References
- ^ E. Galil, D. Zviely, "Geo-archaeological markers reveal magnitude and rates of Israeli coastal cliff erosion and retreat", Journal of Coastal Conservation, Vol. 23, Issue. 4, 2019, pp. 747-758, doi:10.1007/s11852-018-0644-7
- ^ a b c I. Perath, G. Almagor, The Sharon Escarpment (Mediterranean coast, Israel): Stability, dynamics, risks and environmental management, Journal of Coastal Research, vol. 16, no. 1, 2000 pp. 207-224