Evidence for a postglacial low relative sea-level stand in the drowned delta of the Merrimack River, Western Gulf of Maine
Quaternary Research
By: R. N. Oldale, L. E. Wommack, and A.B. Whitney
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Abstract
A submerged delta of the Merrimack River, located offshore between Cape Ann, Massachusetts, and the New Hampshire border, indicates a postglacial low relative see-level stand of about -47 m. The low stand is inferred to date to 10,500 yr B.P., but a lack of age control makes this assignment uncertain. A curve based on a late Wisconsinan, high relative sea-level stand of +32m at 13,000 yr B.P., a low stand of -47m at 10,500 yr B.P., and younger radiocarbon dates related to sea-level rise indicates an early postglacial crustal rise of at least 5 m per century.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Evidence for a postglacial low relative sea-level stand in the drowned delta of the Merrimack River, Western Gulf of Maine |
| Series title | Quaternary Research |
| DOI | 10.1016/0033-5894(83)90039-X |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 12 p. |
| First page | 325 |
| Last page | 336 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachussetts |
| City | Cape Ann |
| Other Geospatial | Gulf of Maine, Merrimack River |
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