Abstract
<strong class="journal-contentHeaderColor">Abstract.</strong> We describe a database of Last Interglacial (Marine Isotopic Stage 5) sea-level proxies for the western Mediterranean region. The database was compiled reviewing the information reported in 199 published studies and contains 396 sea-level data points (sea-level index points and marine- or terrestrial-limiting points) and 401 associated dated samples. The database follows the standardized WALIS template and is available as Cerrone et al. (2021b, <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5341661">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5341661</a>).
Highlights
15 This paper describes the Last Interglacial sea-level database for the Western Mediterranean, that was compiled standardizing data contained in published scientific papers
The database described in this study represents the output of a tool embedded within the WALIS interface, that allows exporting all data in spreadsheet
A large part of the marine deposits was dated using radiocarbon techniques in search of a mid-Holocene highstand that was not present in this portion of the Mediterranean (Vacchi et al, 2016). These ages and the stratigraphic context of the outcrops suggest that the attribution to MIS 5 is reasonable but further analysis with updated techniques is strongly needed, because only a few studies reported ages based on Amino Acid Racemization (AAR) or U/Th dating
Summary
15 This paper describes the Last Interglacial (here broadly defined as Marine Isotopic Stage 5e, MIS 5e) sea-level database for the Western Mediterranean, that was compiled standardizing data contained in published scientific papers. The database was created using the WALIS interface, available at this link: https://warmcoasts.eu/world-atlas. This interface allows standardizing data and metadata on Pleistocene relative sea-level indicators and associated ages. We did not include in the database cave deposits as sea-level indicators from Mallorca and 30 Croatia, to avoid duplication of data within WALIS. These deposits are part of another compilation (Dumitru et al, 2020). The Western Mediterranean Last Interglacial database contains 305 sea-level index points, 42 marine limiting 1. Each data point was associated with one or more dated samples or linked to a chronostratigraphic attribution
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