Late Quaternary Sea Level: A Discussion

Research Article| November 01, 1961 LATE QUATERNARY SEA LEVEL: A DISCUSSION JOSEPH R CURRAY JOSEPH R CURRAY SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY, LA JOLLA, CALIF. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information JOSEPH R CURRAY SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY, LA JOLLA, CALIF. Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 24 Apr 1961 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1961, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1961) 72 (11): 1707–1712. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1961)721707:LQSLAD2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 24 Apr 1961 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation JOSEPH R CURRAY; LATE QUATERNARY SEA LEVEL: A DISCUSSION. GSA Bulletin 1961;; 72 (11): 1707–1712. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1961)721707:LQSLAD2.0.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 SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Recent literature and new evidence on the position of sea level during the late Quaternary are reviewed critically. Some evidence suggests a glacial interstadial and stand of sea level at about − 8 fathoms 30,000 years ago. Sea level then dropped to perhaps −65 fathoms. The rapid rise of sea level and warming of climate covered a period of time from 15,000 to 7,000 B.P. (Before Present) and consisted of a period of climatic and sea-level fluctuations rather than a single abrupt warming as proposed for 11,000 B.P. 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.