Near and Far Sciences for Illinois, Geology Workshop Region 7 (Chicago)

A half-day geologic field trip to the Chicago Lakeshore, Wolf Lake, and the observation building at Thornton Quarry. November 7-8, 1997.Ope

Review of the City of Lake Forest, final report for the 1993 Beach and Nearshore Monitoring Program at Forest Park Beach, Lake Forest, Illinois

Illinois Department of Transportation, IDOT Project No.: WR-09118/SRA-190Ope

Review of the City of Lake Forest final report for the 1995 Beach and Nearshore Monitoring Program, Forest Park Beach, Lake Forest, Illinois

Illinois Department of Transportation, IDOT Project No.: WR-09118/SRA-190Ope

Geology of the Zion Beach-Ridge Plain : a Holocene, migratory, coastal-sedimentary system : field trip guidebook : SEPM/Society for Sedimentary Geology Great Lakes Section Annual Field Conference, September 14-16, 2001, Illinois Beach State Park, Resort and Conference Center, Zion, Illinois

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A walking guide to the history & features of Llincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois

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A walking guide to the history & features of Llincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois

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Illinois pilot erosion-rate data study

"Submitted to: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Risk Assessment, Federal Insurance Administration, Washington, D.C.""Final contract report for: FEMA Assistance Award No. EMW-91-K-3575, Report 1 of 2"Cover title."Accompanies Report 2 entitled: Inventory of federal and state historical maps, charts, and vertical aerial photographs applicable to erosion-rate studies along the Illinois coast of Lake Michigan""January 1993"Includes bibliographical references (leaves 136-141)

The analysis of Last Interglacial (MIS 5e) relative sea-level indicators: Reconstructing sea-level in a warmer world

The Last Interglacial (MIS 5e, 128-116 ka) is among the most studied past periods in Earth’s history. The climate at that time was warmer than today, primarily due to different orbital conditions, with smaller ice sheets and higher sea-level. Field evidence for MIS 5e sea-level was reported from thousands of sites, but often paleo shorelines were measured with low-accuracy techniques and, in some cases, there are contrasting interpretations about paleo sea-level reconstructions. For this reason, large uncertainties still surround both the maximum sea-level attained as well as the pattern of sea-level change throughout MIS 5e. Such uncertainties are exacerbated by the lack of a uniform approach to measuring and interpreting the geological evidence of paleo sea-levels. In this review, we discuss the characteristicsof MIS 5e field observations, and we set the basis for a standardized approach to MIS 5e paleo sea-level reconstructions, that is already successfully applied in Holocene sea-level research. Application of the standard definitions and methodologies described in this paper will enhance our ability to compare data from different research groups and different areas, in order to gain deeper insights into MIS 5e sea-level changes. Improving estimates of Last Interglacial sea-level is, in turn, a key to understand the behavior of ice sheets in a warmer world