scholarly journals Marine isotope stage 3 sea level fluctuations: Data synthesis and new outlook

2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Siddall ◽  
E. J. Rohling ◽  
W. G. Thompson ◽  
C. Waelbroeck
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Marine Isotope Stage ◽  
Data Synthesis ◽  
Sea Level Fluctuations ◽  
Marine Isotope Stage 3

Raised Coral Terraces at Malakula, Vanuatu, Southwest Pacific, Indicate High Sea Level During Marine Isotope Stage 3

2001 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy Cabioch ◽  
Linda K. Ayliffe
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Marine Isotope Stage ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Sea Level Fluctuations ◽  
Sw Pacific ◽  
Stage 4 ◽  
Marine Isotope Stage 3 ◽  
Good Agreement

AbstractThe occurrence of a series of raised coral reefs from the uplifted island of Malakula (Vanuatu, SW Pacific) provide an opportunity to examine sea-level fluctuations over at least the past 120,000 years. Thirteen fossil coral samples from Malakula were analyzed by the thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) U/Th dating technique, yielding information on sea levels during late marine isotope stage 3 and early stage 4. Our findings are in good agreement with sea-level estimates from raised coral terraces in Papua New Guinea and the recent sea-level reconstruction from the deep-sea sedimentary δ18O records. In particular, our coral data appear to confirm that sea levels at about 45,000–50,000 yr B.P. were only 30 to 60 m below the present level. Combined with other evidence of sea-level change, our data provide a strong case for much higher sea levels and therefore markedly reduced continental ice volume at 47,000 to 49,000 years ago.

scholarly journals New constraints on the timing of sea level fluctuations during early to middle marine isotope stage 3

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Rohling ◽  
K. Grant ◽  
C. Hemleben ◽  
M. Kucera ◽  
A. P. Roberts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Marine Isotope Stage ◽  
Sea Level Fluctuations ◽  
Marine Isotope Stage 3
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