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A standardized database of Marine Isotope Stage 5e sea-level proxies in southern Africa (Angola, Namibia and South Africa)
J. Andrew G. Cooper
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Geography and Environmental Science, Ulster University, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, UK
Discipline of Geology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Andrew N. Green
Discipline of Geology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Geography and Environmental Science, Ulster University, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, UK
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A standardized database compiled to a common format is presented for indicators of sea level during the last interglacial from the southern African coast (Angola, Namibia and South Africa). These enable further analysis of the nature of the sea-level highstand and its regional variability.
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