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<p>List of contributors vii</p> <p>Preface xi</p> <p>About the companion website xiii</p> <p>1. Introduction 1<br /><i>Ian Shennan, Antony J. Long, and Benjamin P. Horton</i></p> <p>2. Handbook of sea-level research: framing research questions 3<br /><i>Ian Shennan</i></p> <p><b>PART 1: Field techniques for sea-level reconstruction</b></p> <p>3. Pre-fieldwork surveys 29<br /><i>Robert C. Witter</i></p> <p>4. Coastal sediments 47<br /><i>Alan R. Nelson</i></p> <p>5. Geomorphological indicators of past sea levels 66<br /><i>Harvey M. Kelsey</i></p> <p>6. Coastal caves and sinkholes 83<br /><i>Peter J. van Hengstum, David A. Richards, Bogdan P. Onac, and Jeffrey A. Dorale</i></p> <p>7. Coral reefs 104<br /><i>Yusuke Yokoyama and Tezer M. Esat</i></p> <p>8. Coral microatolls 125<br /><i>Aron J. Meltzner and Colin D. Woodroffe</i></p> <p>9. Archeological and biological relative sea-level indicators 146<br /><i>Christophe Morhange and Nick Marriner</i></p> <p>10. GPS and surveying 157<br /><i>James Foster</i></p> <p>11. Reference water level and tidal datum 171<br /><i>Sarah A. Woodroffe and Natasha L. M. Barlow</i></p> <p><b>PART 2: Laboratory techniques</b></p> <p>12. Techniques and applications of plant macrofossil analysis in sea-level studies 183<br /><i>Martyn Waller</i></p> <p>13. Foraminifera 191<br /><i>Robin Edwards and Alex Wright</i></p> <p>14. Pollen and spores of terrestrial plants 218<br /><i>Christopher E. Bernhardt and Debra A. Willard</i></p> <p>15. Diatoms 233<br /><i>Yongqiang Zong and Yuki Sawai</i></p> <p>16. Ostracods and sea level 249<br /><i>Thomas M. Cronin</i></p> <p>17. Mollusca 258<br /><i>Jessica E. Pilarczyk and Donald C. Barber</i></p> <p>18. Fixed biological indicators 268<br /><i>Alessio Rovere, Fabrizio Antonioli, and Carlo Nike Bianchi</i></p> <p>19. Testate amoebae 281<br /><i>Dan J. Charman</i></p> <p>20. Stable carbon isotope and C/N geochemistry of coastal wetland sediments as a sea-level indicator 295<br /><i>Nicole S. Khan, Christopher H. Vane, and Benjamin P. Horton</i></p> <p>21. Loss on ignition and organic content 312<br /><i>Andrew J. Plater, Jason R. Kirby, John F. Boyle, Timothy Shaw, and Hayley Mills</i></p> <p><i>22</i>. Grain size analysis 331<br /><i>Adam D. Switzer and Jeremy Pile</i></p> <p><b>PART 3: Dating methods</b></p> <p>23. Radiocarbon dating and calibration 349<br /><i>Torbjörn E. Törnqvist, Brad E. Rosenheim, Ping Hu, and Alvaro B. Fernandez</i></p> <p>24. 210Lead and 137Cesium: establishing a chronology for the last century 361<br /><i>D. Reide Corbett and J.P. Walsh</i></p> <p>25. Chronohorizons: indirect and unique event dating methods for sea-level reconstructions 373<br /><i>Wil Marshall</i></p> <p>26. Uranium-thorium dating 386<br /><i>Andrea Dutton</i></p> <p>27. The application of luminescence dating in sea-level studies 404<br /><i>Mark D. Bateman</i></p> <p><b>PART 4: Modeling</b></p> <p>28. Glacial isostatic adjustment 421<br /><i>Glenn A. Milne</i></p> <p>29. Tidal modeling 438<br /><i>Stephen D. Griffiths and David F. Hill</i></p> <p>30. Compaction 452<br /><i>Matthew J. Brain</i></p> <p>31. Transfer functions 470<br /><i>Andrew C. Kemp and Richard J. Telford</i></p> <p>32. Using chronological models in late Holocene sea-level reconstructions from saltmarsh sediments 500<br /><i>Andrew C. Parnell and W. Roland Gehrels</i></p> <p>33. Paleogeography 514<br /><i>Geert-Jan Vis, Kim M. Cohen, Wim E. Westerhoff, Johan H. Ten Veen, Marc P. Hijma, Ad J.F. van der Spek, </i><i>and Peter C. Vos</i></p> <p>34. A protocol for a geological sea-level database 536<br /><i>Marc P. Hijma, Simon E. Engelhart, Torbjörn E. Törnqvist, Benjamin P. Horton, Ping Hu, and David F. Hill</i></p> <p><b>PART 5: Direct measurements</b></p> <p>35. Sea-level measurements from tide gauges 557<br /><i>Philip L. Woodworth, David T. Pugh, and Andrew J. Plater</i></p> <p>Index 575</p>

<p><b>Professor Ian Shennan</b>, also from the Department of Geography of Durham University, UK undertakes research on sea-level change, earthquakes and tsunami and the development of relevant scientific approaches and techniques.</p> <p><b>Professor Antony J Long</b>, from the Department of Geography of Durham University, UK is a sea-level scientist with a particular interest in reconstructing past sea-level change from polar regions.</p> <p><b>Dr Ben Horton</b> is a Professor at the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences of Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. He aims to understand and integrate the external and internal mechanisms that have determined sea-level changes in the past, and which will shape such changes in the future.</p> <p>All three have conducted field-based research in diverse environments, from the tropics to high latitudes, much with the backing of the major research agencies in the UK, Europe and the USA as well as commercial and government stakeholders.</p>

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.

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