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Reconciliation of sea-level observations in the Western North Atlantic during the last glacial cycle

Date

Authors

Potter, Emma-Kate

Lambeck, Kurt

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

A south to north gradient of increasing marine isotope substage (MIS) 5a (∼80 ka BP) sea level has been recorded across the Caribbean and surrounding region. Relative to present, MIS-5a sea levels range from -19 m to more than +3 m between Barbados, Hai

Keywords

Keywords: glacioisostasy; Last Glacial; marine isotope stage; sea level change; Atlantic islands; Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic Ocean (North); Caribbean Islands Caribbean; Glacio-hydro-isostasy; MIS-5a; Sea level

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/87112

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00587-9

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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