Sea Level Variations in the Northwest Mediterranean During Roman Times

29 October 1976

journal article
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Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 194 (4264) , 519-521
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.194.4264.519

Abstract

Archeological remains indicate an average rise of sea level of 7.5 centimeters per 100 years from 300 B.C. to A.D. 150. At A.D. 0 mean sea level was about 0.5 meter below the present value. Eustatic fluctuations have not exceeded 0.15 meter.

Keywords

NORTHWEST
MEDITERRANEAN
SEA LEVEL
LEVEL VARIATIONS
EUSTATIC
ROMAN
EXCEEDED
ARCHEOLOGICAL
CENTIMETERS

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