Journal article
Sea-level highstand 81, 000 years ago in mallorca
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.327(5967), pp.860-863
2010
DOI: 10.1126/science.1181725
PMID: 20150501
Abstract
Global sea level and Earth's climate are closely linked. Using speleothem encrustations from coastal caves on the island of Mallorca, we determined that western Mediterranean relative sea level was approximately 1 meter above modern sea level approximately 81,000 years ago during marine isotope stage (MIS) 5a. Although our findings seemingly conflict with the eustatic sea-level curve of far-field sites, they corroborate an alternative view that MIS 5a was at least as ice-free as the present, and they challenge the prevailing view of MIS 5 sea-level history and certain facets of ice-age theory.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Sea-level highstand 81, 000 years ago in mallorca
- Creators
- Jeffrey A DoraleBogdan P OnacJoan J FornósJoaquin GinésAngel GinésPaola TuccimeiDavid W Peate
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.327(5967), pp.860-863
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.1181725
- PMID
- 20150501
- NLM abbreviation
- Science
- ISSN
- 1095-9203
- eISSN
- 1095-9203
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2010
- Academic Unit
- Earth and Environmental Sciences; Honors Program
- Record Identifier
- 9983983660402771
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