Submergence of the New Jersey Coast
- 15 November 1963
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 142 (3594) , 951
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.142.3594.951
Abstract
A series of five radiocarbon dates obtained from samples taken along the base of the lagoon between the Brigantine City Barrier and the mainland indicates a rate of submergence of 3 meters per millennium between 6000 and 2600 years before the present. During the last 2600 years the average submergence has slowed down to only 1.2 to 1.4 meters per millennium; the general picture of a rapid rise and the subsequent slackening is in agreement with results published for the New England area.Keywords
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