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Analyse Morphotectonique Et Géomorphologique De La Bordure Nord De Bornéo (Malaisie) Manoj Joseph Mathew Analyse morphotectonique et géomorphologique de la bordure nord de Bornéo (Malaisie) Manoj Joseph Mathew To cite this version: Manoj Joseph Mathew. Analyse morphotectonique et géomorphologique de la bordure nord de Bornéo (Malaisie). Géomorphologie. Université de Bretagne Sud, 2016. Français. NNT : 2016LORIS408. tel-01490613 HAL Id: tel-01490613 https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01490613 Submitted on 15 Mar 2017 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. 1 THESE / UNIVERSITE DE BRETAGNE-SUD Présentée par MANOJ JOSEPH MATHEW sous le sceau de l’Université Bretagne Loire pour obtenir le titre de DOCTEUR DE L’UNIVERSITE DE BRETAGNE-SUD Préparée au laboratoire de Géosciences Marines et Géomorphologie du Mention :Geoscience Marines Littoral (GMGL) Ecole doctorale:Sciences de la Mer (EDSM) Rattaché à l’UMR 6538 Domaine Océaniques (UBO-IUEM) Thèse soutenue le 5th Juillet, 2016 Devant le jury composé de : Rapporteurs Geomorphology and Stephane BONNET (Professeur, Université de Toulouse III / Paul Sabatier) Morphotectonic Bernard DELCAILLAU (Professeur, Université de Caen Normandie) Analysis of north Examinateurs Borneo Manuel PUBELLIER (Professeur, Ecole Normale Supérieure) Christine AUTHEMAYOU (MCF, Université de Brest) Directeur de thèse David MENIER (MCF, HDR Université de Bretagne Sud) Geomorphology and morphotectonics of sarawak Borneo (Malaysia) Manoj joseph Mathew 2016 2 “Savor the irony should those orogens most alluring to hard-rock geologists owe their metamorphic muscles to the drumbeat of tiny raindrops” (Hoffman, P.F., Grotzinger, J.P., 1993. Orographic precipitation, erosional unloading, and tectonic style. Geology 21, 195–198.) Geomorphology and morphotectonics of sarawak Borneo (Malaysia) Manoj joseph Mathew 2016 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Immeasurable appreciation and deepest gratitude to my advisor, philosopher and friend, Dr. David Menier. Thank you for giving me the opportunities that you have and for all the encouragement, inspiration, guidance and friendship. Special thanks to Numair Ahmed Siddiqui for his support and involvement in my research. Finally, I want to extend my sincere appreciation and thanks to my family for their love, encouragement and support. Geomorphology and morphotectonics of sarawak Borneo (Malaysia) Manoj joseph Mathew 2016 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 9 1.1 Overview 9 1.1.1 The Evolving Landscape: Coupling of tectonics and geomorphic processes 10 1.1.2 Fluvial Systems: The Arteries of Continents 11 1.1.3 Application of digital terrain data and GIS in geomorphology 14 1.1.4 Geomorphic indices for morphotectonic analysis 16 1.2 The Drainage Basins of North and Central Sarawak, Borneo 17 1.3 Problem Statement 19 1.4 Research Questions 20 1.5 Aims and Objectives 20 1.6 Thesis Outline 21 1.7 Summary 21 Chapter 2 23 2.1 Geological, tectonic and geographic characterization of Borneo 24 2.2 Geologic and stratigraphic framework of Sarawak 30 2.3 Stratigraphy of central and north Sarawak 32 2.4 Geomorphic Expression 35 2.5 Summary 35 Chapter 3 36 3.1 Abstract 37 3.2 Introduction 38 3.3 Characteristics of Sarawak 41 3.3.1 Geographic and Climatic Setting 41 3.3.2 Geology 41 3.3.3 Tectonic and Structural Characteristics 44 3.3.4 Geomorphic Expression 44 3.3.5 The Drainage Network 46 3.4 Materials and Techniques 47 3.4.1 Digital Elevation Models 47 3.4.2 Hypsometric Curves 48 3.4.3 Spatial Distribution of Hypsometric Integrals 48 Geomorphology and morphotectonics of sarawak Borneo (Malaysia) Manoj joseph Mathew 2016 5 3.4.4 Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis Moran’s I and Getis-Ord (Gi*) Statistics 49 3.4.5 Asymmetry Factor 50 3.4.6 Relative Tectonic Uplift 51 3.4.7 Normalized Channel Steepness Index 51 3.5 Results 52 3.5.1 Hypsometric Curve Analysis 52 3.5.1.1 Rajang Sub-catchment Hypsometry 52 3.5.1.2 Baram Sub-catchment Hypsometry 53 3.5.2 Spatial Variation in Hypsometry 53 3.5.3 Spatial Statistics 54 3.5.4 Basin Asymmetry 54 3.5.5 Relative Tectonic Uplift 56 3.5.5.1 Rajang Drainage Basin Uplift 57 3.5.5.2 Baram Drainage Basin Uplift 59 3.5.6 Channel Profile Characteristics 59 3.5.7 Rajang and Baram Basin Channel Steepness 59 3.5.7.1 Rajang Catchment 59 3.5.7.2 Baram Catchment 60 3.5.8 Field Campaigns 61 3.6 Insights on Active Tectonics Through Morphotectonic Investigation of Sarawak 62 3.7 Conclusion 67 Chapter 4 69 4.1 Abstract 70 4.2 Introduction 70 4.3 Geological and Geomorphic Setting 72 4.3.1 General Geography and Climate of Sarawak 73 4.3.2 Tectonics and Geology 73 4.3.3 Geomorphological Characteristics 74 4.4 Data and Techniques 76 4.4.1 Digital Terrain Data 76 4.4.2 Quantitative Morphometric Analysis 76 4.4.2.1 Stream Length-Gradient Index (SL) 77 4.4.2.2 Ratio of Valley Floor Width to Valley Height (Vf) 78 Geomorphology and morphotectonics of sarawak Borneo (Malaysia) Manoj joseph Mathew 2016 6 4.4.2.3 Transverse Topographic Symmetry Factor (T) 79 4.4.3 Topographic Analysis 79 4.5 Results 80 4.5.1 SL Index 80 4.5.2 Vf Index 80 4.5.3 T Factor 81 4.5.4 Relief Anomaly 81 4.5.5 Field Campaigns 82 4.6 Discussion 83 4.6.1 Transient Landscape Evolution and Contribution of Geomorphic Agents 83 4.6.2 Implications on Regional Tectonism 89 4.7 Conclusion 92 Chapter 5 94 5.1 Introduction 94 5.2 Geological and Geomorphic Characteristics 96 5.3 Materials and Methods 99 5.3.1 Swath Topographic Profiles 99 5.3.2 Minimum Bulk Erosion 99 5.3.3 ksn Anomaly 100 5.4 Results 102 5.4.1 Topographic Characteristics 102 5.4.2 Relative Eroded Rock Column 103 5.4.3 Normalized Channel Steepness Anomaly 104 5.4.4 Sedimentology Field Campaigns 104 5.5 Discussion 108 5.5.1 The Geomorphic Evolution of Sarawak, north Borneo 108 5.5.2 Transient Channel Incision as a Driver of Erosion Rates in northern Borneo 112 5.6 Conclusion 114 Chapter 6 116 6.1 Active Tectonics of Sarawak 117 6.2 Transient Stage of Landscape Development in Response to Disequilibrium 117 6.3 Geomorphic Evolution of north Borneo 118 Geomorphology and morphotectonics of sarawak Borneo (Malaysia) Manoj joseph Mathew 2016 7 6.4 Recommendations 119 Bibliography 120 Geomorphology and morphotectonics of sarawak Borneo (Malaysia) Manoj joseph Mathew 2016 8 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1 Some of the most commonly encountered drainage patterns. 12 Figure 1.2. A stream network extracted from a Digital Elevation Model within a GIS environment. 15 Figure 1.3. Hypothetical drainage basin indicating some of the variables that can be extracted in numerical form to be utilized as input for morphometric analysis. 16 Figure 1.4. The Sunda Block. Approximate limit is shown in black dashed lines. 17 Figure 1.5. The Rajang and Baram drainage basins. 18 Figure 1.6. Simplified Geological Map of Sarawak, north Borneo. 19 Figure 2.1. Map of Sundaland showing land area during the Last Glacial Maximum. 25 Figure 2.2. Simplified geological map of Borneo. 26 Figure 2.3. Shaded relief map of Borneo showing diverse variations in altitude. 29 Figure 2.4. The Northwest Borneo Geosyncline. 31 Figure 2.5. Generalized stratigraphy of central and north Sarawak. 33 Figure 3.1. The two largest catchments of Sarawak: Rajang and Baram basins. 39 Figure 3.2. Simplified geological map of central and north Sarawak. 42 Figure 3.3. Hypsometric curves for sub-catchments of the Rajang and Baram drainage basins. 43 Figure 3.4. Gi* spatial statistics estimation for HI values of Rajang Basin. 45 Figure 3.5. Gi* spatial statistics estimation for HI values of Baram Basin. 46 Figure 3.6. Widespread basin asymmetry is represented by arrows indicating the asymmetry sense and color indicating the classes. 53 Figure 3.7. Longitudinal profiles of trunk streams of all sub-catchments of the Rajang and Baram drainage basin. 55 Figure 3.8. Map of color coded normalized channel steepness indices (ksn) determined for the Rajang basin. 56 Figure 3.9. Map of color coded normalized channel steepness indices (ksn) of the Baram basin. 57 Figure 3.10. Field survey photographs for validation of morphometric and morphotectonic analysis. 58 Figure 3.11. Longitudinal profiles of master streams of some sub-catchments of the Rajang and Baram drainage basins. 60 Figure 4.1. Shaded relief model of the study location of Rajang and Baram drainage basins of north Borneo. 72 Geomorphology and morphotectonics of sarawak Borneo (Malaysia) Manoj joseph Mathew 2016 9 Figure 4.2. Simplified geological map of central and north Sarawak, Borneo along with major faults and structural lines. 74 Figure 4.3. (A) and (B) Panoramic photographs (field photographs) of a part of the strongly folded and thrusted mountain belts of central Sarawak. 75 Figure 4.4. Conceptual figure of an idealistic drainage basin indicating parameters and corresponding variables used for morphometric analysis conducted in this study. 77 Figure 4.5. 푆퐿 anomaly profiles and corresponding stream longitudinal profiles of main tributary streams of the Rajang drainage basin. 81 Figure 4.6. Stream longitudinal profiles and 푆퐿 anomaly profiles of main tributary streams of the Baram drainage basin.
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