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- noun geology An interval during which the
sea level was above the edge of acontinental shelf
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Examples
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This hypothesis reconciles the apparently contradictory palaeogeographical evidence for a regional highstand.
Think Progress » Senate Committee Launches Taxpayer-Funded Misinformation Campaign About Gore Movie 2006
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It seems we are at a relatively stable highstand (stillstand?) in sea level at present...it's about 130 m higher than at Last Glacial Max (LGM).
Questions in The Night Silver Fox 2008
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You are aware that the 4 to 6 meter Eemian sea level highstand seems to have been the result of WAIS collapse following loss of the Ross ice shelf, right?
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Go back to looking into the 125,000 yr sea level highstand, look at Co2 concetrations and come back here and tell me it was caused by Co2.
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You are aware that the 4 to 6 meter Eemian sea level highstand seems to have been the result of WAIS collapse following loss of the Ross ice shelf, right?
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All of this implies that a moderate warming, 0.5-1C above integrated 20th century temps, will be sufficient to raise sea levels to those of the 125000 ybp highstand.
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You still need to go research the 125,000 sea level highstand.
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One last thing, during the 125,000 yrs ago sea level highstand, sea level was about 6 meters higher than it is today, so much of the ice we see today was not locked up in glaciers.
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Are any of you going to address the 125,000 yr interglacial sea level highstand?
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Both the versions feature a highstand with a compass.
Luxurylaunches.com 2010
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