Timeline for Ocean level rising, or the floor getting higher?
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| Oct 10, 2016 at 19:29 | vote | accept | ghostatron | ||
| Oct 8, 2016 at 4:43 | answer | added | Gordon Stanger | timeline score: 7 | |
| Oct 6, 2016 at 18:47 | comment | added | Gimelist | Three things: sediment is subducted back into the mantle, so only a limited amount accumulates before it's gone. Also, the additional mass "presses" the crust down into the mantle, aka isostasy. Third, the time scales are completely different. Ice melting happens (nowadays) in decades. Sedimentation is a much longer process, thousands of years and longer. | |
| Oct 6, 2016 at 15:31 | review | First posts | |||
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| Oct 6, 2016 at 15:29 | history | asked | ghostatron | CC BY-SA 3.0 |