SWATH BATHYMTERY MAPPING FOR SUBMERGED RIVERS IDENTIFICATION AND ITS BENEFIT

M. Hasanudin, Priyadi D.S. *), Teguh F. A. **) *) P2O- LIPI **) Bakosurtanal
World Delta Summit November,23rd 2011 Athlete Century

Introduction
Sea levels have fluctuated throughout geological time, periodically flooding or draining the worlds coastal plains Tectonic caused uplift, slope and subsidence topography Last glaciations that occurred about 18000 years ago to 6000 y.a, sea level was increasing up to 140 m rivers that had elevation below 140 m become drown and lies under recent sea level This rivers was called drown rivers or drowned river valley In Indonesia, drowned rivers were called Mollengraf rivers (Dutch Scientiest, 1922)
(ongkosongo, 2010)

Isotop Oxygen 18 recorded during last 140,000 years in foraminifers plankton of bore RC17-177 and sea level estimation base on limestone terraces in New Guinea (Shackleton, 1987).

 Ancient channel reconstruction base on bathymetry showed the existence of rivers flow in Sunda Shelf (Kuenen. op.cit Emery et.al., 1972).

Objective
To Identify the submerged Rivers in Indonesia using Swath Bathymetry and Its Benefit

Method
1. 2. 1. 2. 3. Swath Bathymetry Multibeam Echosounder SIMRAD EM1002 RV. Baruna Jaya VIII ELAC 1050D RV. Baruna Jaya IV Data Acquisition: Seafloor Information System (SIS) Hydrostar Data Processing Neptune CARIS CFloor

Result

Morotai
Found two submerged rivers The southern river was identified about 20 km long, about 600 m to 1000 m wide, and NW-SE orientation. The northern river was identified about 13 km long, about 600 to 700 m wide and NW-SE orientation. In

South River of Morotai

The southern river was identified about 20 km long, about 600 m to 1000 m wide, and NWSE orientation.

North River of Morotai

The northern river was identified about 13 km long, about 600 to 700 m wide and NW-SE orientation

 Drowned river valley was identified about 62 km long, about 4000 m to 5000 m wide, and NWSE orientation.

South Kalimantan

Gorontalo
River was identified about 3 km long, about 300 to 700 m wide and NW-SE orientation

North Kangean

Benefit of Submerged Rivers Mapping

evidence of sub merged terrestrial environment, to estimate the paleo-hydrology; ancient civilization and archeology, estimate the secondary economical mineral deposit.

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