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We present a source-to-sink (S2S) study of the Plio-Pleistocene deposits in the Suez rift (Egypt). We used stratigraphic record and quantitative geomorphology to constrain relief evolution in a rift setting from a high-resolution database at basin-scale (~300 km × 100 km) including, digital elevation model, outcrop and subsurface data. The stratigraphic architecture shows five main stages ranging from rift initiation to tectonic quiescence (Oligo-Miocene) plus a post-rift stage (Plio-Pleistocene). We quantified sediment accumulation history and analysed the relationship between catchment and sediment supply for the Plio-Pleistocene (post-rift stage). The results of the source-to-sink study for the post-rift stage were then compared to previous estimations for the main rifting stages. We show that the sediment supply dynamics of the Plio-Pleistocene deposits of the Suez rift records a renewed uplift ca. 5 Myr ago. However, we also show that a major climate shift related to the Pliocene revolution was most probably coeval to reach the magnitude of accumulation observed.
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Rohais, S., Rouby, D. (2020). Source-to-Sink Analysis of the Plio-Pleistocene Deposits in the Suez Rift (Egypt). In: Khomsi, S., Roure, F., Al Garni, M., Amin, A. (eds) Arabian Plate and Surroundings: Geology, Sedimentary Basins and Georesources. Regional Geology Reviews. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21874-4_4
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