Quaternary sea-level changes : a global perspective /

"There have been significant changes in sea level over the past two million years, and a complete understanding of natural cycles of change as well as anthropogenic effects is imperative for future global development. This book reviews the history of research into these sea-level changes and su...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Murray-Wallace, Colin V.
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Other Authors:	Woodroffe, C. D.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Cambridge University Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Sea level > History. Paleoceanography > Holocene. Pleistocene-Holocene boundary. SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography. SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography. SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Sea-level changes: the emergence of a Quaternary perspective; 2. The causes of Quaternary sea-level changes; 3. Palaeo sea-level indicators; 4. Methods of dating Quaternary sea-level changes; 5. Vertical displacement of shorelines; 6. Pleistocene sea-level changes; 7. Sea-level changes since the Last Glacial Maximum; 8. Current and future sea-level changes; References; Index.