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A review of MIS 5e sea-level proxies around Japan
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo,
5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, 277-8564, Japan
Graduate Program on Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo,
153-8902, Japan
Yusuke Yokoyama
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo,
5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, 277-8564, Japan
Graduate Program on Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo,
153-8902, Japan
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of
Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033,
Japan
Biogeochemistry Program, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and
Technology, 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka-city, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
Research School of Physics, The Australian National University,
Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Changes in sea level during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5e are comparable to modern sea levels in our global climate. Contributing to the World Atlas of Last Interglacial Shorelines (WALIS), this paper reviewed data from over 70 studies detailing sea-level markers for MIS 5e around Japan. Most sea-level markers were found as marine terraces and are often dated by comparison to dated volcanic ash or sediment layers, which has connected Japan’s landforms to global patterns of sea-level change.
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