Collaborative Research: P2C2--Sea-level Variability over the Past 200,000 years Precisely Reconstructed from Carbonate Deposits in Mallorcan Caves

研究人员的目标是为西地中海盆地构建一个高分辨率的海平面曲线，作为更好地了解全球海平面变化的一部分。马略卡岛的沿海洞穴，通过独特的碳酸盐结壳的沉积捕捉现在和过去的海平面，这些结壳正好形成在海平面位置。马略卡岛的沿海洞穴被选为这项研究，因为它们被证明有能力获得高分辨率的海平面。水平的历史和重要性的地方，为解决问题的海平面变化，由于其独特的构造和均衡的背景。这项研究的结果将引起对海平面变化和冰盖在各种边界条件下的脆弱性感兴趣的广大科学家的广泛兴趣。该项目还将促进美国和西班牙科学家之间的强有力合作，并将支持研究生和本科生。

The researchers aim to construct a high resolution sea level curve for the western Mediterranean Basin as part of an effort to better understand global sea level variations. The island of Mallorca contains coastal caves that capture present and past sea level through the deposition of unique carbonate encrustations that form precisely at the sea level position.The coastal caves of Mallorca were chosen for this study because of their demonstrated ability to obtain a high resolution sea-level history and the importance of the locality for addressing the issue of eustatic sea level change due to its unique tectonic and isostatic setting.The results of the study will be of broad interest to a wide range of scientists interested in sea level variability and the vulnerability of ice sheets under a range of boundary conditions. The project will also foster strong collaborations among American and Spanish scientists and will support graduate and undergraduate students.