Hoek, W. Z.

Konert, M.

Makaske, B.

van de Plassche, O.

van der Plicht, J.

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We present a revised relative mean sea-level (MSL) curve for the Rhine-Meuse delta, western Netherlands, for the period 7900-5300 cal yr BP. The revision is based on a series of new and previously unpublished local groundwater-level index data from buried Late Glacial aeolian dunes in the tower Rhine-Meuse delta, and reinterpretation of existing data.The new index data consist of (AMS and conventional) radiocarbon dates of samples, collected from the base of peat formed on dune slopes, near Vlaardingen (21 index points), Hillegersberg (one index point), and Hardinxveld-Giessendam (10 index points). The Vlaardingen data represent the coast-nearest Rhine-Meuse delta local water-level record, which therefore is highly indicative for sea-level change. Pollen and macrofossil analysis, and dating of paired samples was carried out to assess the reliability of the groundwater-level index data.The revision of the MSL curve involves: (1) a significant (0 to &gt;1 m) upward adjustment for the period 7900-7300 cal yr BP; (2) a downward adjustment of</p

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Mid-Holocene water-level changes in the lower Rhine-Meuse delta (western Netherlands):implications for the reconstruction of relative mean sea-level rise, palaeoriver-gradients and coastal evolution

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Mid-Holocene water-level changes in the lower Rhine-Meuse delta (western Netherlands):implications for the reconstruction of relative mean sea-level rise, palaeoriver-gradients and coastal evolution

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