Sea-Level Changes: The Last 20,000 Years

By Paolo Antonio Pirazzoli

Sea-level changes since the last glacial maximum have varied considerably from place to place. This book offers a discussion of the main causes of these changes, and of the methods employed to recognise former shorelines. Present-day sea-level trends are covered along with significant sea-level histories, and examples are used to illustrate these areas. The book concludes by showing how these relative sea-level changes can be used to assess trends of tectonic movements, recognise and date seismic displacements, infer climatic changes, and improve geophysical models of the earth s interior.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471969133
• ISBN13: 9780471969136
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"