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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Murray-Wallace, Colin V. (Autor), Woodroffe, C. D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Temas:
From 10 thousand years ago
Sea level > History.
Paleoceanography > Holocene.
Pleistocene-Holocene boundary.
Mer > Niveau > Histoire.
Paléo-océanographie > Holocène.
Limite pléistocène-holocène.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Oceanography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Holocene Geologic Period
Paleoceanography
Pleistocene-Holocene boundary
Sea level
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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