Comment on “Mid-Holocene higher sea level indicators from the south China coast” by W.W.-S. Yim and G. Huang [Mar. Geol. 182 (2002) 225–230]: a regional perspective

Baker, Robert Graham; Davis, AM; Aitchison, Jonathan C.; Flood, P. G.; Morton, B. S.; Haworth, Robert

doi:10.1016/s0025-3227(02)00615-1

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“…, 1997). Other studies (Baker et al. , 2003, 2005; J. Zhao, personal communication, 2006) have argued for a link between these cycles and sea‐level changes.…”

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Mid‐late Holocene sea‐level variability in eastern Australia

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A re-analysis of sea-level data from eastern Australia based on 115 calibrated C-14 ages is used to constrain the origin, timing and magnitude of sea-level change over the last 7000 years. We demonstrate that the Holocene sea-level highstand of +1.0-1.5 m was reached 7000 cal yr BP and fell to its present position after 2000 yr BP. These findings are in contrast to most previous studies that relied on smaller datasets and did not include the now common conversion of conventional C-14 ages to calendar years. During this 5000 year period of high sea level, growth hiatuses in oyster beds and tubeworms and lower elevations of coral microatolls are interpreted to represent short-lived oscillations in sea-level of up to 1 m during two intervals, beginning c. 4800 and 3000 cal yr BP. The rates of sealevel rise and fall (1-2 mm yr )1 ) during these centennial-scale oscillations are comparable with current rates of sea-level rise. The origin of the oscillations is enigmatic but most likely the result of oceanographic and climatic changes, including wind strengths, ice ablation, and melt-water contributions of both Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.

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“…, 1997). Other studies (Baker et al. , 2003, 2005; J. Zhao, personal communication, 2006) have argued for a link between these cycles and sea‐level changes.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…the thickness of accumulated shell colonies) and the height difference between the fossil and living counterparts can be ascertained, oyster beds provide a robust indication of palaeo‐sea level to within 0.15 m (Beaman et al. , 1994; Baker et al. , 2003).…”

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Mid‐late Holocene sea‐level variability in eastern Australia

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“…(d) Reconstruction of the SCS upwelling strength using Δ R values from Leizhou, Sanya, and Yongshu (Yu et al, ). (e) Relative sea level curves of the SCS during the past 7,000 years reconstructed by Yu () using fossil microatolls and beach sediments in Leizhou (black solid curve) and Nguyen () using in situ fossil Porites from Central Vietnamese coast (grey solid curve) and Baker et al () using oysters in Southeast Asia (grey dashed curve). Dashed parts of solid curves indicate uncertainties due to missing data.…”

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“…Sr/Ca ratios, Δδ 18 O values, and Δ R (localized marine reservoir correction) values of dated Porites from reefs within the northern SCS including Leizhou Peninsula, Qionghai, Sanya, and Yongshu reef (Deng et al, ; Guo et al, ; Wei et al, ; Xiao et al, ; Yu et al, ; Yu et al, ) were compiled as proxies for SST, SSS (or sea surface evaporation/transportation of moisture to higher latitude, Gagan et al, ), and upwelling intensity, respectively (Figures b–d). To identify the evolutionary history of Luhuitou reef, relative sea level (RSL) curves of the SCS were compiled from reconstructed fossil microatolls (Yu, ), in situ Porites (Nguyen, ), and oysters (Baker et al, ; Figure e). To identify millennial‐scale responses of the EASM (Wang et al, ; Zhang et al, ), East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM; Yancheva et al, ) and ENSO (Moy et al, ), paleoclimate records were compiled from terrestrial proxies (Figure ).…”

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Episodic Reef Growth in the Northern South China Sea linked to Warm Climate During the Past 7,000 Years: Potential for Future Coral Refugia

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“…Sea water was also affected by topographical features in the process of upwelling to the estuary. This was followed by a relatively high sea level stage through a phenomenon called the backwater effect (Baker et al, 2003). For example, the relative sea level near the equator, South America, Southeast Asia along the Mekong River, the Red River, Singapore, and the delta areas of northern Australia were 1-5 m above modern mean sea level (Hesp et al, 1998;Tanabe, 2003).…”

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Spatiotemporal distribution of sea-island prehistoric dune sites, Holocene sea levels, and aeolian sand activities in Fujian Province, China

Jin

Ling²,

et al. 2022

J. Geogr. Sci.

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The lower reaches of the Minjiang River and its adjacent areas were among the most active prehistoric archaeological areas in Fujian Province. The accumulation types of Neolithic archaeological strata are roughly divided into dune sites and dune/shell mound sites. The sites can also be roughly divided into estuarine, coastal, and sea-island sites based on their geomorphic features. The cultural development of these prehistoric sites is of great significance for understanding the migration and spread of Austronesian civilization. Based on luminescence dating of typical Neolithic sites on Haitan Island, their quartz-OSL (optically stimulated luminecesence) burial ages were determined. Synthesizing previously published results, the temporospatial distribution characteristics of the sea-island sites on Haitan Island are discussed, and the relationship between Neolithic human activities and regional geomorphic processes is analyzed. The results show that: (1) the spatial and temporal distribution of the Haitan Island Neolithic sites are closely related to small-scale geomorphic features and are controlled by mesoscale geomorphic processes. The sites were mainly distributed in the foothills of two high hills along an NNE-SSW trend. With an increase in altitude, the features were distributed as "single site (I) -superimposed site -single site (II)" and appear successively. Single type sites (I) mainly appeared at low sea level, whereas single type sites (II) mainly appeared at high sea level. Superimposed sites were not subject to sea level changes. The relative elevation of the superimposed sites in the study area indicates the optimal residential area for human activities in the region. The single site with an elevation lower than the optimal residential area was mainly restricted by the lowest residential area, whereas the single site at a higher elevation than the optimal residential area was mainly

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Comment on “Mid-Holocene higher sea level indicators from the south China coast” by W.W.-S. Yim and G. Huang [Mar. Geol. 182 (2002) 225–230]: a regional perspective

Cited by 14 publications

References 19 publications

Mid‐late Holocene sea‐level variability in eastern Australia

Mid‐late Holocene sea‐level variability in eastern Australia

Episodic Reef Growth in the Northern South China Sea linked to Warm Climate During the Past 7,000 Years: Potential for Future Coral Refugia

Spatiotemporal distribution of sea-island prehistoric dune sites, Holocene sea levels, and aeolian sand activities in Fujian Province, China

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