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Mallorca cave entrance

Mallorca cave entrance

The cave entrance where UNM scientists studied phreatic overgrowths on speleothems on the island of Mallorca in the western Mediterranean Sea.

Phreatic overgrowth

Phreatic overgrowth

The cave entrance where UNM scientists studied phreatic overgrowths on speleothems on the island of Mallorca in the western Mediterranean Sea. UNM, along with scientists from the University of South Florida and Boston College University, have presented a well-dated relative sea level record.

Phreatic overgrowths on speleothem

Phreatic overgrowths on speleothem

Phreatic overgrowths on speleothems enabled researchers to present a well-dated relative sea level record during the last interglacial, specifically Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5e.

UNM, USF scientists find stable sea levels during last interglacial

Research vital to understanding climate change

By Steve Carr October 30, 2018

Categories: Front Page College of Arts & Sciences Earth & Planetary Sciences Research

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