Sea-Level Highstand 81,000 Years Ago in Mallorca
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Title:
Sea-Level Highstand 81,000 Years Ago in Mallorca
Series Title:
Science Magazine Volume 327, Number 860
Creator:
Dorale, Jeffrey A.
Onac, Bogdan P.
Fornos, Joan J.
Gines, Joaquin
Gines, Angel
Tuccimei, Paola
Peate, David W.
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Language:
English

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Climate Change ( lcsh )
Sea Level Rise ( lcsh )
Mallorca (Spain : Island) ( lcsh )

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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 ~1 meter above modern sea level ~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. ( English )

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