Measuring sea-level change be that rise or fall is one of the most pressing scientific goals of our time and requires robust scientific approaches and techniques. This Handbook aims to provide a practical guide to readers interested in this challenge, from the initial design of research approaches through to the practical issues of data collection and interpretation from a diverse range of coastal environments. Building on thirty years of international research, the Handbook comprises 38 chapters that are authored by leading experts from around the world. The Handbook will be an important resource to scientists interested and involved in understanding sea-level changes across a broad range of disciplines, policy makers wanting to appreciate our current state of knowledge of sea-level change over different timescales, and many teachers at the university level, as well as advanced-level undergraduates and postgraduate research students, wanting to learn more about sea-level change. Additional resources for this book can be found at: wiley.comgoshennansealevel

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List of contributors viiPreface xiAbout the companion website xiii1. Introduction 1Ian Shennan, Antony J. Long, and Benjamin P. Horton2. Handbook of sea-level research: framing research questions 3Ian ShennanPART 1: Field techniques for sea-level reconstruction3. Pre-fieldwork surveys 29Robert C. Witter4. Coastal sediments 47Alan R. Nelson5. Geomorphological indicators of past sea levels 66Harvey M. Kelsey6. Coastal caves and sinkholes 83Peter J. van Hengstum, David A. Richards, Bogdan P. Onac, and Jeffrey A. Dorale7. Coral reefs 104Yusuke Yokoyama and Tezer M. Esat8. Coral microatolls 125Aron J. Meltzner and Colin D. Woodroffe9. Archeological and biological relative sea-level indicators 146Christophe Morhange and Nick Marriner10. GPS and surveying 157James Foster11. Reference water level and tidal datum 171Sarah A. Woodroffe and Natasha L. M. BarlowPART 2: Laboratory techniques12. Techniques and applications of plant macrofossil analysis in sea-level studies 183Martyn Waller13. Foraminifera 191Robin Edwards and Alex Wright14. Pollen and spores of terrestrial plants 218Christopher E. Bernhardt and Debra A. Willard15. Diatoms 233Yongqiang Zong and Yuki Sawai16. Ostracods and sea level 249Thomas M. Cronin17. Mollusca 258Jessica E. Pilarczyk and Donald C. Barber18. Fixed biological indicators 268Alessio Rovere, Fabrizio Antonioli, and Carlo Nike Bianchi19. Testate amoebae 281Dan J. Charman20. Stable carbon isotope and C/N geochemistry of coastal wetland sediments as a sea-level indicator 295Nicole S. Khan, Christopher H. Vane, and Benjamin P. Horton21. Loss on ignition and organic content 312Andrew J. Plater, Jason R. Kirby, John F. Boyle, Timothy Shaw, and Hayley Mills22. Grain size analysis 331Adam D. Switzer and Jeremy PilePART 3: Dating methods23. Radiocarbon dating and calibration 349Torbjörn E. Törnqvist, Brad E. Rosenheim, Ping Hu, and Alvaro B. Fernandez24. 210Lead and 137Cesium: establishing a chronology for the last century 361D. Reide Corbett and J.P. Walsh25. Chronohorizons: indirect and unique event dating methods for sea-level reconstructions 373Wil Marshall26. Uranium-thorium dating 386Andrea Dutton27. The application of luminescence dating in sea-level studies 404Mark D. BatemanPART 4: Modeling28. Glacial isostatic adjustment 421Glenn A. Milne29. Tidal modeling 438Stephen D. Griffiths and David F. Hill30. Compaction 452Matthew J. Brain31. Transfer functions 470Andrew C. Kemp and Richard J. Telford32. Using chronological models in late Holocene sea-level reconstructions from saltmarsh sediments 500Andrew C. Parnell and W. Roland Gehrels33. Paleogeography 514Geert-Jan Vis, Kim M. Cohen, Wim E. Westerhoff, Johan H. Ten Veen, Marc P. Hijma, Ad J.F. van der Spek, and Peter C. Vos34. A protocol for a geological sea-level database 536Marc P. Hijma, Simon E. Engelhart, Torbjörn E. Törnqvist, Benjamin P. Horton, Ping Hu, and David F. HillPART 5: Direct measurements35. Sea-level measurements from tide gauges 557Philip L. Woodworth, David T. Pugh, and Andrew J. PlaterIndex 575