Integrated high-precision analyses of Holocene relative sea-level changes: Lessons from the coast of Maine
Geological Society of America Bulletin
By: W.R. Gehrels, D. F. Belknap, and J. T. Kelley
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Abstract
A suite of salt-marsh peat samples from four sites along the coast of Maine (Wells, Phippsburg, Gouldsboro, and Machiasport) has been analyzed using high-precision techniques to determine local relative sea-level trends and to evaluate proposed along-coast warping. A spatially variable set of relative sea-level records in Maine would have important implications for geophysical models that predict the response of the lithosphere during deglaciation and postglacial isostatic relaxation. These models are often at odds with observed relative sea-level indicators near the margins of former glaciation, including those from Maine.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Integrated high-precision analyses of Holocene relative sea-level changes: Lessons from the coast of Maine |
| Series title | Geological Society of America Bulletin |
| DOI | 10.1130/0016-7606(1996)108<1073:IHPAOH>2.3.CO;2 |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Description | 16 p. |
| First page | 1073 |
| Last page | 1088 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
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