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Table 1 List of sea-level indicators and their descriptive limits (modified from [15]) as used in IMCalc

From: The indicative meaning calculator – quantification of paleo sea-level relationships by using global wave and tide datasets

Indicator

Upper limita

Lower limita

Beach Deposit (Beachrock)

Ob

db

Beach-Ridge

SWSH

Ob

Coral Reef Terrace

MLLW

db

Lagoonal Deposit

MLLW

ld

Marine Terrace

SWSH

db

Shore Platform

MHHW

(db + MLLW)/2

Tidal Notch

MHHW

MLLW

  1. adb Breaking depth, ld Lagoonal depth, MLLW Mean Lower Low Water, MHHW Mean Higher High Water, Ob Ordinary berm, SWSH Storm wave swash height
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