Isostasy and eustasy of Hudson Bay

Research Article| February 01, 1978 Isostasy and eustasy of Hudson Bay Claude Hillaire-Marcel; Claude Hillaire-Marcel 1Département des Sciences de la Terre, Université du Québec à Montréal, B.P. 8888, Montréal, H3C 3P8, Québec, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Rhodes W. Fairbridge Rhodes W. Fairbridge 2Department of Geology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1978) 6 (2): 117–122. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<117:IAEOHB>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Claude Hillaire-Marcel, Rhodes W. Fairbridge; Isostasy and eustasy of Hudson Bay. Geology 1978;; 6 (2): 117–122. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<117:IAEOHB>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract In the eastern Hudson Bay area, a "staircase" of 185 Holocene strand-lines provides a continuous record of emergence from about 8,000 yr B.P. (sidereal) to the present. Ages were obtained from corrected radiocarbon analyses of shells and from application of a newly discovered 45-yr cycle in beach building that is presumed to be related to the "double Hale" solar cycle. Thus, we deduced a record of climatic storminess.The mean curve of emergence confirms Andrews's model of glacio-isostatic uplift. Analysis of the residuals in the emergence curve can be transformed to an approximate eustatic curve, which shows some degree of coincidence with other sea-level curves derived from low latitudes as well as with several climatic indicators. The strandline analysis appears to be a powerful new tool for Holocene climate analysis and prediction. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.