scholarly journals Holocene sea-level change and coastal landscape evolution in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

The Holocene ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 1411-1430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig R Sloss ◽  
Luke Nothdurft ◽  
Quan Hua ◽  
Shoshannah G O’Connor ◽  
Patrick T Moss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Landscape Evolution ◽  
Sea Level Change ◽  
Lower Latitude ◽  
Holocene Climate ◽  
Coastal Landscape ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Level Change ◽  
Rising Sea Levels ◽  
Holocene Sea Level

A revised Holocene sea-level history for the southern Gulf of Carpentaria is presented based on new data from the South Wellesley Archipelago and age recalibration of previous research. Results confirm that rising sea levels during the most recent post-glacial marine transgression breached the Arafura Sill ca. 11,700 cal. yr BP. Sea levels continued to rise to ca. –30 m by 10,000 cal. yr BP, leading to full marine conditions. By 7700 cal. yr BP, sea-level reached present mean sea-level (PMSL) and continued to rise to an elevation of between 1.5 m and 2 m above PMSL. Sea level remained ca. + 1.5 between 7000 and 4000 cal. yr BP, followed by rapid regression to within ± 0.5 m of PMSL by ca. 3500 cal. yr BP. When placed into a wider regional context results from this study show that coastal landscape evolution in the tropical north of Australia was not only dependent on sea-level change but also show a direct correlation with Holocene climate variability. Specifically, the formation and preservation of beach-rock deposits, intertidal successions, beach and chenier ridge systems hold valuable sea-level and Holocene climate proxies that can contribute to the growing research into lower latitude Holocene sea-level and climate histories.

Sea-level change and the archaeology of early Venice

Antiquity ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 73 (280) ◽  
pp. 303-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Ammerman ◽  
C. E. McClennen ◽  
M. de Min ◽  
R. Housley
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Sea Level Change ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Archaeological Investigation ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Level Change ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Rising Sea Levels ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Insight Into

The threatened city of Venice, plauged by rising sea levels and subsiding ground, has been the subject of recent archaeological investigation. Studies of buried archaeological sites yield new evidence on trends in sea-level change for the Lagoon of Venice and provide important insight into how early habitation responded to such change.

Coastal landscape evolution and sea-level change: a case study from Central Patagonia (Argentina)

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Pappalardo ◽  
Marina Aguirre ◽  
Monica Bini ◽  
Ilaria Consoloni ◽  
Enrique Fucks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Landscape Evolution ◽  
Sea Level Change ◽  
Coastal Landscape ◽  
Level Change ◽  
And Sea Level

Delta initiation and Holocene sea-level change: example from the Song Hong (Red River) delta, Vietnam

2004 ◽  
Vol 164 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 237-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuaki Hori ◽  
Susumu Tanabe ◽  
Yoshiki Saito ◽  
Shigeko Haruyama ◽  
Viet Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Sea Level Change ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Red River ◽  
Red River Delta ◽  
Level Change ◽  
Holocene Sea Level

scholarly journals The Effect of Wind Stress on Seasonal Sea-Level Change on the Northwestern European Shelf

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-31
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Wind Stress ◽  
Sea Level Change ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
Seasonal Differences ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Level Change ◽  
Stress Changes ◽  
European Shelf ◽  
Emissions Scenario

Abstract Projections of relative sea-level change (RSLC) are commonly reported at an annual mean basis. The seasonality of RSLC is often not considered, even though it may modulate the impacts of annual mean RSLC. Here, we study seasonal differences in 21st-century ocean dynamic sea-level change (DSLC, 2081-2100 minus 1995-2014) on the Northwestern European Shelf (NWES) and their drivers, using an ensemble of 33 CMIP6 models complemented with experiments performed with a regional ocean model. For the high-end emissions scenario SSP5-8.5, we find substantial seasonal differences in ensemble mean DSLC, especially in the southeastern North Sea. For example, at Esbjerg (Denmark), winter mean DSLC is on average 8.4 cm higher than summer mean DSLC. Along all coasts on the NWES, DSLC is higher in winter and spring than in summer and autumn. For the low-end emissions scenario SSP1-2.6, these seasonal differences are smaller. Our experiments indicate that the changes in winter and summer sea-level anomalies are mainly driven by regional changes in wind-stress anomalies, which are generally southwesterly and east-northeasterly over the NWES, respectively. In spring and autumn, regional wind-stress changes play a smaller role. We also show that CMIP6 models not resolving currents through the English Channel cannot accurately simulate the effect of seasonal wind-stress changes on he NWES. Our results imply that using projections of annual mean RSLC may underestimate the projected changes in extreme coastal sea levels in spring and winter. Additionally, changes in the seasonal sea-level cycle may affect groundwater dynamics and the inundation characteristics of intertidal ecosystems.

scholarly journals Late Holocene sea-level change around Newfoundland

2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 1453-1465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia F Daly ◽  
Daniel F Belknap ◽  
Joseph T Kelley ◽  
Trevor Bell
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Late Holocene ◽  
Sea Level Change ◽  
Laurentide Ice Sheet ◽  
Change Analysis ◽  
Level Change ◽  
Rising Sea Level ◽  
Holocene Sea Level

Differential sea-level change in formerly glaciated areas is predicted owing to variability in extent and timing of glacial coverage. Newfoundland is situated close to the margin of the former Laurentide ice sheet, and the orientation of the shoreline affords the opportunity to investigate variable rates and magnitudes of sea-level change. Analysis of salt-marsh records at four sites around the island yields late Holocene sea-level trends. These trends indicate differential sea-level change in recent millennia. A north–south geographic trend reflects submergence in the south, very slow sea-level rise in the northeast, and a recent transition from falling to rising sea-level at the base of the Northern Peninsula. This variability is best explained as a continued isostatic response to deglaciation.

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