The Potential of Fluvial Carbonates as Archives of Climate and Environmental Conditions

Explore the significance of fluvial carbonates, including tufas and associated carbonate facies, as valuable archives of past climate and environmental conditions in this 58-minute video presentation. Delve into the widespread occurrence of these deposits in the Quaternary record and their current development across various climate and geological settings, with a focus on mid-latitude regions. Examine the results of periodic studies encompassing hydraulics, hydrochemistry, geochemistry, and sedimentology of modern tufa-depositing streams, revealing the sensitivity of these carbonate deposits to a wide range of parameters operating at different time scales. Discover the importance of laminated deposits as high-resolution records and learn how fluvial carbonate deposits serve as multiproxy tools for investigating past climate and environmental conditions at various temporal and spatial scales. Compare present and past records from several basins to gain a comprehensive understanding of the potential of fluvial carbonates in paleoenvironmental research.