Citation:

PANGAEA.918192

Name: A global database of submerged terraces
Published: 2020-06-02
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: Geomorphology; marine terraces; reef terraces; sea level

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Geomorphology; marine terraces; reef terraces; sea level

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Rovere, Alessio; Khanna, Pankaj; Bianchi, Carlo Nike; Droxler, André W; Morri, Carla; Naar, David F (2018): Submerged reef terraces in the Maldivian Archipelago (Indian Ocean). Geomorphology, 317, 218-232, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.05.026

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#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator	Comment
1	Identification	ID		Rovere, Alessio
2	Nationality	Nation		Rovere, Alessio
3	Site	Site		Rovere, Alessio
4	Reference/source	Reference		Rovere, Alessio
5	Reference/source	Reference		Rovere, Alessio
6	Terrace	Terrace	m	Rovere, Alessio
7	Standard deviation	Std dev	±	Rovere, Alessio
8	Terrace	Terrace	m	Rovere, Alessio
9	Standard deviation	Std dev	±	Rovere, Alessio
10	Terrace	Terrace	m	Rovere, Alessio
11	Standard deviation	Std dev	±	Rovere, Alessio
12	Terrace	Terrace	m	Rovere, Alessio
13	Standard deviation	Std dev	±	Rovere, Alessio
14	Terrace	Terrace	m	Rovere, Alessio
15	Standard deviation	Std dev	±	Rovere, Alessio
16	Terrace	Terrace	m	Rovere, Alessio
17	Standard deviation	Std dev	±	Rovere, Alessio
18	Terrace	Terrace	m	Rovere, Alessio
19	Standard deviation	Std dev	±	Rovere, Alessio
20	Terrace	Terrace	m	Rovere, Alessio
21	Terrace	Terrace	m	Rovere, Alessio
22	Standard deviation	Std dev	±	Rovere, Alessio
23	Age, comment	Comm		Rovere, Alessio	Age determinations

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1 ID	2 Nation	3 Site	4 Reference	5 Reference	6 Terrace [m]	7 Std dev [±]	8 Terrace [m]	9 Std dev [±]	10 Terrace [m]	11 Std dev [±]	12 Terrace [m]	13 Std dev [±]	14 Terrace [m]	15 Std dev [±]	16 Terrace [m]	17 Std dev [±]	18 Terrace [m]	19 Std dev [±]	20 Terrace [m]	21 Terrace [m]	22 Std dev [±]	23 Comm (Age determinations)
1	USA	Johnston Atoll	Keating, 1985	In Blanchon, 2011	20.0	5.0																n/a
2	Hawaii	Ohau	Fletcher and Sherman, 1995	original ref.	29.0	5.0	58.0	9.0	90.0													Radiometric ages indicating mostly post.-LGM age, some pre-LGM.
3	Kiribati	Caroline island	Tracey, 1968	In Blanchon, 2011	20.0	5.0																n/a
4	French Polynesia	Tuamotus and Society Islands	Newell, 1956; Chevalier et al., 1968	In Blanchon, 2011	20.0	5.0																n/a
5	French Polynesia	Marquesas foreslopes	Cabioch et al., 2008	original ref.	57.5	2.5	74.0	6.0	102.5	7.5	120.0	5.0										Post-LGM ages for most terraces
6	France (Overseas)	Clipperton Island	Glynn et al., 1996	In Blanchon, 2011	20.0	5.0																n/a
7	USA	Gulf of Mexico	Poag, 1973	original ref	40.0		60.0		78.0		82.0		100.0		126.0							Post-LGM from radiocarbon ages
8	Mexico	Yucatan	Logan, 1962	original ref.	32.5	3.5	53.5	2.5	100.0	9.0												Post-LGM ages for at least one terrace.
9	Belize	Belize	James and Ginsburg, 1979	In Blanchon and Jones, 1995	40.0	10.0																n/a
10	West Indies	Grand Cayman	Rigby and Roberts, 1976	original ref.	11.5	3.5	22.5	2.5	65.0	5.0												n/a
11	West Indies	Grand Cayman	Blanchon and Jones, 1995	original ref.	30.0	10.0	65.0	5.0														Attributed to post-LGM with chronostratigraphic and geomorphic considerations
12	Bahamas	Great Bahama bank	Hine & Neuman, 1977; Wilber et al., 1990	In Blanchon and Jones, 1995	25.0	5.0	62.0	7.0														n/a
13	Jamaica	Jamaica	Goreau and Land 1974; Liddell et al., 1984; Digerfeldt and Henry, 1987	In Blanchon and Jones, 1995	27.0	5.0	65.0	5.0														n/a
14	Cuba	Cuba	Kuhlmann, 1970	In Blanchon and Jones, 1995	31.5	10.5	60.0	5.0														n/a
15	Netherland Antilles	Curacao	Focke, 1978	original ref.	34.5	2.5																Attributed to post-LGM with radiocarbon age
16	Dominican republic	Dominican republic	Barrett, 1962	original ref.	12.5	3.5																n/a
17	Puerto Rico	Mayaguez	Morelock et al., 1983	original ref.	57.5	2.0																Only reports terraces, with no age inferences
18	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	Kaye, 1959	original ref.	18.0		40.0		91.0													Only morphology reported, no age considerations
19	Bermuda	Bermuda	Stanley and Swift, 1968	original ref.	16.0	2.0	59.0	5.0														No radiometric age constraints, terraces were formed (probably during polyciclic events) by Quaternay highstands
20	Barbados	Barbados	Acker, 1987; Macintyre, 1967	In Blanchon and Jones, 1995	30.0	10.0	62.5	7.5														n/a
21	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Green et al., 2014	original ref.	60.0																	Post-LGM based on chronostratigraphy and geomorpgological constraints
22	Comoro Islands	Mayotte	Dullo et al., 1998	original ref	60.0	5.0	110.0	10.0														Post-LGM ages for most terraces
23	Israel	Eilat	Reches et al., 1987	original ref.	50.0		125.0															No age constraints available, the submerged terraces ages are interpreted from global ESL curves as created in the Quaternary
24	Egypt	Ras Burka	Reiss and Hottinger, 1984	Moawad, 2013	60.0																	n/a
25	Egypt	Sharm el Sheik	Fricke and Landmann, 1983	original ref.	97.5	7.5																No age constraints provided, no hypothesis
26	Egypt	South Sinai	Gvirtzman, 1994	original ref.	20.0	5.0	60.0	3.0	120.0	10.0												No age constraints available, the submerged terraces ages are interpreted from global ESL curves as created in the Quaternary
27	Egypt	Sharm el Arab	Moawad, 2013	original ref.	20.0																	No age constraints are presented in the paper. The authors make the hypothesis that the terraces are post-LGM mostly on the basis of comparison with global ESL curves.
28	Egypt	W. Safaga	Moawad, 2013	original ref.	20.0		50.0		100.0													No age constraints are presented in the paper. The authors make the hypothesis that the terraces are post-LGM mostly on the basis of comparison with global ESL curves.
30	Egypt	W. Queih	Moawad, 2013	original ref.	62.5	12.5	110.0	10.0														No age constraints are presented in the paper. The authors make the hypothesis that the terraces are post-LGM mostly on the basis of comparison with global ESL curves.
31	Egypt	W. Abu Hamra	Moawad, 2013	original ref.	20.0																	No age constraints are presented in the paper. The authors make the hypothesis that the terraces are post-LGM mostly on the basis of comparison with global ESL curves.
32	Egypt	Um Gheig	Moawad, 2013	original ref.	22.5	2.5																No age constraints are presented in the paper. The authors make the hypothesis that the terraces are post-LGM mostly on the basis of comparison with global ESL curves.
33	Qatar	Persian Gulf	Houbolt, 1957	In Wagle et al., 1994	17.0		30.0		52.0		73.0											n/a
34	India	Between bombay and Karawar	Nair, 1974	original ref.	92.0		85.0		75.0		55.0											Radiocarbon ages suggest post-LGM age for some terraces
35	India	Between Vengurla and Vijaydurg	Vora and Almeida, 1990	original ref.	40.0		60.0		70.0		90.0		110.0									Radiometric age constraints attribute terrace formation to post-LGM
36	India	Saurashtra Peninsula to Cape Comorin	Wagle et al., 1994	original ref.	57.5	2.5	67.5	2.5	77.5	2.5	87.5	2.5	97.5	2.5	112.5	2.5						Post-LGM, inferred from radiocarbon ages on bottom samples.
37	India	Laccadive Islands	Siddiquie, 1975	original ref.	9.5	2.5	15.0		28.5	7.5	45.0	2.0										No age constraints reported, no preference given to age constraints
38	Maldives	Maldivian Archipelago	This study		26.9	8.4	43.9	3.6	52.7	4.6	65.4	6.5	82.4	4.4	100.4	4.4						No age constraints reported, no preference given to age constraints
39	Australia	Cocos (keeling) Island	Williams, 1994	In Blanchon, 2011	20.0	5.0																n/a
40	Australia	Western Australia	Carrigy and Fairbridge, 1954	In Wagle et al., 1994	9.0		21.0		46.0		64.0		100.0		110.0		137.0					n/a
41	Australia	Rottnest Island	Collins, 1988	original ref.	56.5	5.5	92.0	6.0														NO age constraints are presented in the paper, post-LGM shelf formation is duscussed.
42	Australia	NW shelf	Hengesh et al., 2011	original ref	20.0		45.0		60.0		70.0		85.0		120.0							No definitve age interpretation, either late quaternary or post-LGM possible
43	China	South China sea	Wenke et al, 1982	In Wagle et al., 1994	20.0	5.0	52.5	7.5														n/a
44	Australia	Osprey reef, Queensland	Sarano and Pichon, 1988	original ref.	32.5	2.5	62.5	2.5	100.0													Only morphology reported, no age considerations
45	Austalia	Great barrier reef Ribbon Reef	Abbey et al., 2011	original ref.	72.5	2.5	102.5	2.5														No definitve age interpretation, either late quaternary or post-LGM possible
46	Austalia	Great barrier reef Noggin Pass	Abbey et al., 2011	original ref.	85.0		95.0	5.0	107.5	2.5												No definitve age interpretation, either late quaternary or post-LGM possible
47	Australia	Queensland	Johnson and Searle, 1984	original ref.	10.5	1.5	23.0		27.5	1.5	38.5	1.5	45.5	1.5	55.5	3.5	74.5	0.5	88	112	2	No age constraints are presented in the paper, seismic interpretation is pointing to post-LGM age.
48	Austalia	Great Barrier reef Viper reef	Abbey et al., 2011	original ref.	85.0	5.0	100.0		107.5	2.5												No definitve age interpretation, either late quaternary or post-LGM possible
49	Australia	Great barrier reef Hydro. Pass	Abbey et al., 2011	original ref.	75.0		80.0		90.0		102.5	2.5										No definitve age interpretation, either late quaternary or post-LGM possible
50	Solomon	Solomon Islands	Stoddart, 1969	In Blanchon, 2011	20.0	5.0																n/a
51	Melanesia	Alexa Bank	Fairbridge and Stewart, 1960	original ref.	19.5	1.5	27.0		38.0	2.0												No ages for the terraces, assumed post-LGM on the basis of comparison with ESL curves and morphology of the terraces.
52	Marshall islands	Bikini	Tracey et al., 1948	original ref.	27.5																	No age constraints are given, only terrace morphology is described.