巨型扇沉積

巨型扇沉積（）是一種大型扇形沉積，是由大型河流穿越山地抵達平原時，流速降低攜帶的砂石大量堆積形成的，從扇頂到扇底的長度一般超過100公里May, J. H.; Tatumi, S. H.; Hurtado, M. A.; Argollo, J. B. (2012). "Late Quaternary megafans, fans and fluvio-aeolian interactions in the Bolivian Chaco, Tropical South America. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology". Palaeoecology. 356: 75–88. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.04.003Latrubesse, E. M. (2015). "Large rivers, megafans and other Quaternary avulsive fluvial systems: A potential "who's who" in the geological record". Earth-Science Reviews. 146: 1–30. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.03.004Latrubesse, E. M.; Stevaux, J. C.; Cremon, E. H.; May, J. H.; Tatumi, S. H.; Hurtado, M. A.; Argollo, J. B. (2012). "Late Quaternary megafans, fans and fluvio-aeolian interactions in the Bolivian Chaco, Tropical South America. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology". Palaeoecology. 356: 75–88. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.04.003。

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