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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-53-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-53-2025
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10 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 10 Jan 2025

The geometry of sea-level change across a mid-Pliocene glacial cycle

Meghan E. King, Jessica R. Creveling, and Jerry X. Mitrovica

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In this study, we compute glacial–interglacial sea-level changes across the mid-Pliocene Warm Period (MPWP; 3.264–3.025 Ma) resulting from ice mass loss from different ice sheets. Our results quantify the relationship between changes in local sea level and global mean sea level (GMSL) and highlight the level of consistency in this mapping across different ice melt scenarios. These predictions can help guide site selection in efforts to constrain the sources and magnitude of MPWP GMSL change.
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