The purpose of this NSF-sponsored workshop is to bring together an elite international group of researchers to discuss and promote opportunities for collaboration on the topics of sea-level data acquisition, calibration, and modeling. The workshop will focus on the interpretation of sea-level changes during marine isotope stage 5 (MIS 5) and the onset of MIS 4.
- How rapid were sea-level rise and fall events throughout the MIS 5/4 period, and and what were the major triggers?
- Proxies used to reconstruct sea-level changes: rates of sea-level changes:geochronological methods used to constrain the timing of sea-level high and low stands.
- Reconciling controversial MIS 5a data sets from sea level fields around the world.
- Glacio-hydro-isostasy has been used to reconcile discrepancies between different sea-level data sets: one section of the workshop will share ideas and propose complementary approaches to address this particular issue.
- Challenges in addressing past sea-level positions: the link between field observation and models.
- Observational and modeling constraints on sea-level rise/fall and ice extent/volume: how well predicted GIA values compare to the instrumental and field data.