High rates of sea-level rise during the last interglacial period

Rohling, Eelco J.; Grant, Katharine; Hemleben, C.; Siddall, Mark E.; Hoogakker, Babette A A; Bolshaw, M; Kučera, Michal

doi:10.1038/ngeo.2007.28

Cited by 381 publications

(330 citation statements)

References 28 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

310

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…We sampled the history at the same points in space and time (case A) as sampled by our database, under two conditions: (1) with no errors in ages and 10 cm errors in sea level; (2) with the same chronological and sea level errors as in the data set. We also ran conditions (1) and (2) excluding the oxygen-isotope derived global sea level curve (case B) and excluding both the oxygen-isotope curve and the Red Sea sea level curve of Rohling et al (2008) (case C). We discuss the results of the validation analysis in section 4.1.…”

Section: Validation Of Methods Using Synthetic Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Termination II is assigned to start after ∼135 ka based upon U-Th dating of corals terraces from Papua New Guinea (Stein et al, 1993). While this age model is not necessarily superior to alternative age models (for instance, that employed by Rohling et al (2008)), we have aligned the other quasi-continuous records against it so as to provide a common reference frame. …”

Section: Appendix a Databasementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Three of the sites are re-analyses of data available elsewhere that require special explication: the sea level curve derived from the Lisiecki and Raymo (2005) global oxygen isotope curve, the re-aligned Red Sea sea level curve of Rohling et al (2008), and a subsidence-corrected Dutch sea level curve based on Zagwijn (1983).…”

Section: Appendix a Databasementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Where possible, we also want to take advantage of quasi-continuous sequences, in which relative timing is known with greater precision than absolute dates. This is the case for the global oxygen isotope curve from benthic foraminifera (Lisiecki and Raymo, 2005), as well as for sequences of local observations of sedimentary facies from the Netherlands (Zagwijn, 1983) and of sea levels derived from hydrological modeling of foraminiferal oxygen isotopes from the Red Sea (Rohling et al, 2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Probabilistic assessment of sea level during the last interglacial stage

Kopp¹,

Simons²,

Mitrovica³

et al. 2009

Nature

698

578

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Last Interglacial (LIG) stage (ca. 130-115 ka), with polar temperatures likely 3-5 • C warmer than today, serves as a partial analogue for low-end future warming scenarios. Multiple indicators suggest that LIG global sea level (GSL) was higher than at present; based upon a small set of local sea level indicators, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s Fourth Assessment Report inferred an elevation of approximately 4-6 m. While this estimate may be correct, it is based upon overly simplistic assumptions about the relationship between local sea level and global sea level. Sea level is often viewed as a simple function of changing global ice volume. This perspective neglects local variability, which arises from several factors, including the distortion of the geoid and the elastic and isostatic deformation of the solid Earth by shifting ice masses. Accurate reconstruction of past global and local sea levels, as well as ice sheet volumes, therefore requires integrating globally distributed data sets of local sea level indicators. To assess the robustness of the IPCC's global estimate and search for patterns in local sea level that are diagnostic of meltwater sources, we have compiled a comprehensive database that includes a variety of local sea level indicators from 47 localities, as well as a global sea level record derived from oxygen isotopes. We generate a global synthesis from these data using a novel statistical approach that couples Gaussian process regression to Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation of geochronological errors. Our analysis strongly supports the hypothesis that global sea level during the Last Interglacial was higher than today, probably peaking between 6-9 m above the present level. This level is close to that expected from the complete melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, or from major melting of both the Greenland and West Antarctic Ice Sheets. In the period when sea level was within 10 m of the modern value, the fastest rate of sea level rise sustained for a 1 ky period was likely about 80-110 cm per century. Combined with the evidence for mildly higher temperatures during the LIG, our results highlight the vulnerability of ice sheets to even relatively low levels of sustained global warming.

show abstract

Section: Validation Of Methods Using Synthetic Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Appendix a Databasementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Appendix a Databasementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Probabilistic assessment of sea level during the last interglacial stage

Kopp¹,

Simons²,

Mitrovica³

et al. 2009

Nature

698

578

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Rahmstorf, 2007;Pfeffer et al, 2008;Rohling et al, 2008;Vellinga et al, 2008;Grinsted et al, 2009;Vermeer and Rahmstorf, 2009). …”

Section: Introductionunclassified

Observed mean sea level changes around the North Sea coastline from 1800 to present

Wahl¹,

Haigh²,

Woodworth³

et al. 2013

Earth-Science Reviews

158

128

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper assesses historic changes in mean sea level around the coastline of the North Sea, one of the most densely populated coasts in the world. Typically, such analyses have been conducted at a national level, and detailed geographically wider analyses have not been undertaken for about 20 years. We analyse long records (up to 200 years) from 30 tide gauge sites, which are reasonably uniformly distributed along the coastline, and: (1) calculate relative sea level trends; (2) examine the inter-annual and decadal variations; (3) estimate regional geocentric (sometimes also referred to as 'absolute') sea level rise throughout the 20 th century; and (4)

show abstract

Influence of seawater exchanges across the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait on sedimentation in the Southern Red Sea during the last 60 ka

et al. 2013

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

[1] The location of core MD92-1008 close to the southern edge of the Red Sea is ideal to study the evolution of seawater exchanges with the Northern Indian Ocean through the Bab-el-Mandeb narrow strait. The present study was aimed at documenting the paleoceanographic evolution of this area over the past 60 ka using high-resolution magnetic, sedimentological, and geochemical indicators. Two modes of variability dominate the records: (i) long-term, glacial-interglacial variations and (ii) rapid, millennial scale variability (Dansgaard-Oeschger type) during the last glacial period. Changes in magnetic concentration were documented from natural and laboratory magnetizations after proper normalization. They are inversely correlated to the total organic carbon (TOC) content, pointing out the key role played by reductive dissolution of magnetite on the evolution of magnetic concentration. Based on the temporal evolution of TOC, CaCO 3 , and planktonic δ 13 C, we suggest that past changes in the organic matter content (i) were closely linked to glacio-eustatic variations which modulated long-term seawater exchanges and nutrient supplies to the Red Sea through the narrow Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and (ii) reflect millennial-scale changes in productivity driven by monsoon wind intensity which controlled the amount of nutrient-rich intermediate waters upwelled in the Gulf of Aden during the summer season and advected into the Southern Red Sea. The sea level rise following the onset of deglaciation generated a rapid flush of detrital material that was accumulated on the continental margins and on the previously emerged zones of the Bab-el-Mandeb area.

show abstract

High rates of sea-level rise during the last interglacial period

Cited by 381 publications

References 28 publications

Probabilistic assessment of sea level during the last interglacial stage

Probabilistic assessment of sea level during the last interglacial stage

Observed mean sea level changes around the North Sea coastline from 1800 to present

Influence of seawater exchanges across the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait on sedimentation in the Southern Red Sea during the last 60 ka

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About