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Coastal Submergence of the Netherlands, NW Brittany (France), Delmarva Peninsula (VA, USA), and Connecticut (USA) During the Last 5500 to 7500 Sidereal Years

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Glacial Isostasy, Sea-Level and Mantle Rheology

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Abstract

Reliable and accurate relative sea-level (RSL) data for the past 20.000 years provide an important constraint in the iteration of models of deglaciation and earth-rheology. This paper 1) discusses three examples in which new field data from areas studied previously have led to a change of the local RSL curve(s), 2) presents a new, if preliminary, RSL curve for the Marais de Dol, NW Brittany, France, and 3) draws attention to the correspondence in time (around 5000 cal B.P.) of a decrease in the average rate of RSL rise as suggested by data from both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Settore di Geofisica, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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Van De Plassche, O. (1991). Coastal Submergence of the Netherlands, NW Brittany (France), Delmarva Peninsula (VA, USA), and Connecticut (USA) During the Last 5500 to 7500 Sidereal Years. In: Sabadini, R., Lambeck, K., Boschi, E. (eds) Glacial Isostasy, Sea-Level and Mantle Rheology. NATO ASI Series, vol 334. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3374-6_15

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