IODP expedition 310 reconstructs sea level, climatic, and environmental changes in the south pacific during the last deglaciation

• Published in: Scientific drilling (Hokkaido, Japan) no. 5; pp. 4 - 12
• Main Authors: CAMOIN, Gilbert F, IRYU, Yasufumi, MCLNROY, Dave B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sapporo IODP-MI 01-09-2007; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; IODP Expedition 310; Marine and continental quaternary; Surficial geology; Polynesia; South Pacific; Pacific Ocean; Tahiti; Society Islands; Oceania; French Polynesia; eustacy; Quaternary; reefs; deglaciation; upper Quaternary; carbonates; lower Holocene; paleo-oceanography; paleoclimate; drill cores; upper Pleistocene; Cenozoic; Phanerozoic; Holocene; marine sediments; Pleistocene
• ISSN: 1816-8957; 1816-3459
• DOI: 10.2204/iodp.sd.5.01.2007

The timing and course of the last deglaciation (19,000–6,000 years BP) are essential components for understanding　the dynamics of large ice sheets (Lindstrom and MacAyeal,　1993) and their effects on Earth’s isostasy (Nakada and　Lambeck, 1989; Lambeck, 1993; Peltier, 1994), as well as the　complex relationship between freshwater fluxes to the ocean,　thermohaline circulation, and, hence, global climate during　the Late Pleistocene and the Holocene. Moreover, the lastdeglaciation is generally seen as a possible analogue for the　environmental changes and increased sea level that Earth　may experience because of the greenhouse effect, related　thermal expansion of oceans, and the melting of polar ice　sheets.