kertymäprofiilin
Kertymäprofiili is a geologic term used primarily in Finnish literature to describe a vertical or horizontal cross‑section that represents the spatial distribution of accumulated sedimentary deposits. The word combines *kertymä*, meaning accumulation or deposition, with *profiili*, meaning profile. It is employed to illustrate how sediment thickness varies across a basin or along a shoreline over time, and to infer past environmental conditions such as sea‑level changes, tectonic activity or sediment supply rates.
In practice, kertymäprofiilit are constructed from a combination of field measurements, core sampling, seismic reflection data
The concept is closely related to other sedimentary profiling methods, such as stratigraphic column and core‑log.