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    Cretaceous Sea Level Rise: Down Memory Lane and the Road Ahead
    Cretaceous Sea Level Rise: Down Memory Lane and the Road Ahead
    Cretaceous Sea Level Rise: Down Memory Lane and the Road Ahead
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    Cretaceous Sea Level Rise: Down Memory Lane and the Road Ahead

    By Mu Ramkumar

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    Cretaceous Sea Level Rise delves into the question of whether the observed short-term sea-level changes are regional (tectonic) or global (eustatic) and determines their possible relation to climate cycles; to assess the role of feedback mechanisms, i.e. thermal expansion/contraction of seawater, subsidence due to loading by water, changing vegetation of the Earth System and to investigate the relation of sea-level highs and lows to ocean anoxia and oxidation events, represented by black shales and oceanic red beds, and to evaluate the evidence for ephemeral glacial episodes or other climate events.

    Though research has been, and is being, conducted in these fields since the introduction of sea level cycles and sequence development concepts in the 1970"s, the available information is scattered. Cretaceous Sea Level Rise presents the current understanding and future directions of the research on Cretaceous sea level cycles in a single source, forming a reference work for beginners, graduates and postgraduates who are interested in this subject.

    • Authored by an expert in Sea Level Rise, with over 15 years’ experience
    • Concludes with a section that looks to the future of sea level change
    • The only source to combine the current understanding and future directions of the research on Cretaceous sea level cycles in one place
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateNov 5, 2015
    ISBN9780128093238
    Cretaceous Sea Level Rise: Down Memory Lane and the Road Ahead
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    Mu Ramkumar

    Dr. Mu. Ramkumar obtained his B.Sc. and Ph.D. from National College, Bharathidasan University, masters in geology from Annamalai University. His research interests range from Recent–Paleozoic depositional systems and integrated sequence–chemostratigraphy, and basin evolution. He has published about 100 articles author of 5 books (Cretaceous Sea Level Cycles, Marine Paleobiodiversity, Habitat Heterogeneity, Chemostratigraphy, River Basin etc.) and editor of 6 books published/in press by Elsevier, Springer, Wiley etc. He is a member of National Working Group on IGCP-609 Cretaceous Sea Level Cycles. He worked as research team leader and member in national international labs in India, Germany, Malaysia, France. He was the recipient of the prestigious Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship, Visiting Scientist (thrice), Germany, Visiting Professor (France), Young Scientist (twice), Government of India, and was included in the Marquee's Who's Who directory (USA) for 5 consecutive years. He was nominated for the prestigious Merh Award (Geological Society of India) for his work on Geomorphology. He serves as a member in review and editorial panels of about two dozen international geological journals.

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      Cretaceous Sea Level Rise

      Down Memory Lane and the Road Ahead

      Mu Ramkumar

      Table of Contents

      Cover image

      Title page

      Copyright

      Preface

      Acknowledgments

      Chapter 1. Introduction

      Abstract

      Chapter 2. Trends, Timings, and Magnitudes

      Abstract

      Chapter 3. Causes and Mechanisms

      Abstract

      3.1 Endogenic Processes and Causes

      3.2 Eustasy and Related Causes

      Chapter 4. Methods, Tools and Techniques

      Abstract

      4.1 Sedimentary Proxies

      4.2 Physical Proxies

      4.3 Biological Proxies

      4.4 Geochemical Proxies

      4.5 Integrated Analyses for Documenting Sea Level Fluctuations

      Chapter 5. Where It Stands and Where Is It Headed

      Abstract

      References

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      Preface

      Mu. Ramkumar

      The recent enhanced awareness on the of sea level rise as a response to natural and anthropogenic causes has emphasized the importance of understanding sea level fluctuations of the past especially that of the Cretaceous Period, a time known for extended duration of greenhouse conditions. It has also led to a specific project—IGCP 609 with mandates to address correlation, causes (regional/tectonic or global/eustatic) and consequences of significant short-term (Ka to 100s of Ka) sea level fluctuations in the climatic cycles, the feedback mechanisms, relationship between the sea level high-ocean anoxia and sea level low-ocean oxidation events and to evaluate the evidence for ephemeral glacial episodes or other climate events. Though research has been and is being conducted in these fields and a major thrust has been given since the introduction of sea level cycles and sequence development concepts in the 1970s, the available information is scattered. This book reviews the available information and presents them in terms of current understanding, the existing consensus and conflicts on the causes and consequences of sea level fluctuations during the Cretaceous, and the road ahead. It is more of a stock-taking effort, to inform the readers at advanced undergraduates, post graduates, doctoral and other beginner level researchers, so that, they get to know the developmental history, tools, mechanisms, causes and current understanding on this fascinating field of research and get themselves involved in filling the gaps and improve the scientific understanding.

      Our current understanding on the Cretaceous sea level cycles is far from complete. Though sea level highs and lows are recorded in widely separated basins and are linked to the eustasy, consensus on the causative mechanisms is yet to be evolved, principally due to the fact that

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