Two hundred thirty years of relative sea level changes due to climate and megathrust tectonics recorded in coral microatolls of Martinique (French West Indies)

• Main Authors: Weil-Accardo, Jennifer, Feuillet, Nathalie, Jacques, Eric, Deschamps, Pierre, Beauducel, François, Cabioch, Guy, Tapponnier, Paul, Saurel, Jean-Marie, Galetzka, John
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology; Coral Microatoll; Lesser Antilles Megathrust
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88911; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46984
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We sampled six coral microatolls that recorded the relative sea level changes over the last 230 years east of Martinique, on fringing reefs in protected bays. The microatolls are cup‐shaped, which is characteristic of corals that have been experiencing submergence. X‐ray analysis of coral slices and...