Extending instrumental sea-level records using coral microatolls, an example from Southeast Asia

• Main Authors: Majewski, Jędrzej M., Meltzner, Aron J., Switzer, Adam D., Shaw, Timothy Adam, Li, Tanghua, Bradley, Sarah, Walker, Jennifer S., Kopp, Robert E., Samanta, Dhrubajyoti, Natawidjaja, Danny H., Suwargadi, Bambang W., Horton, Benjamin Peter
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Sea Level; Microatolls; Extending Instrumental Sea-Level Records; Singapore
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157145
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The small number of reliable long-term (i.e., >50 yrs) tide gauges in tropical locations is a major source of uncertainty in modern sea-level change. Coral microatolls record relative sea-level (RSL) change over their lifetimes and have the potential to extend the instrumental record. Here, we...