Dating High Arctic Holocene relative sea level changes using juvenile articulated marine shells in raised beaches

• Published in: Quaternary Science Reviews
• Main Authors: Long, A. J., Strzelecki, M. C., Lloyd, J. M., Bryant, C.L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Arctic; Billefjorden; Kong Karls Land; Svalbard; Hinlopen Strait; Sea ice; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/80297/

High Arctic raised beaches provide evidence for changes in relative sea-level (RSL), sea-ice extent, storminess, and variations in sediment supply. In many High Arctic areas, driftwood and whale bone are usually the preferred targets for radiocarbon dating, with marine shells a third choice because...