A review of Last Interglacial sea-level proxies  in South Asia and the Indian Ocean

Ali, Mubashir; Cerrone, Ciro; Rovere, Alessio

doi:10.5194/essd-18-7627-2026

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A review of Last Interglacial sea-level proxies in South Asia and the Indian Ocean

Mubashir Ali, Ciro Cerrone, and Alessio Rovere

Data sets

A review of Last Interglacial sea-level proxies in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Mubashir Ali et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18512769

Documentation of the World Atlas of Last Interglacial Shorelines (WALIS) (Version v1.0) Alessio Rovere et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3961544

Short summary

We compiled a database of 54 ancient shoreline markers from Iran, Oman, India, the Maldives and the Cocos Islands, dating to Marine Isotopic Stage 5. The records show that the same past ocean level can appear far above today's sea on rising coasts, near today's level on stable coasts, and many meters underwater where land is sinking. This helps separate true ocean change from land motion and improves future sea-level planning.