204 MARTIN. L. , SUGUIO, K. , and FLEXOR, J. M. 1988. "High Pleistocene Sea- 

 Levels Along the Brazilian Coast," Palaeogeography . Paleoclimatology . 

 Palaeoecology . Vol 68, No. 2-4, pp 231-239. 



The high sea- level, corresponding to the last Pleistocene interglacial 

 stage, left the most important records represented by extensive beach-ridge 

 plains along the central and southern coasts of Brazil. During the maximum 

 level, which was dated at 123,000 year BP by coral samples, the relative sea- 

 level was situated 8+2 m above present level. Four generations of Quaternary 

 marine sandy deposits have been described in southern Brazil (State of Rio 

 Grande do Sul) , where they are known as Barrier III, with a height of about 

 123,000 year BP. The Barrier II, about 13-15 m high, and the Barrier I, about 

 20-25 m high, situated at inner positions in relation to the previous ones, 

 have been formed during high sea- levels older than 123,000 year. (English 

 Summary) 



205 MASUDA, F. 1986. "Vail Sea-Level Curve Records the Ages of Plate 

 Motion Change," pp 64-67. 



"Vail sea- level curve" representing the relative change of global sea- 

 level during the Phanerozoic was presented by Vail et al . (1977). This curve 

 has been widely accepted and used by many investigators. It is generally 

 agreed that the changes of "Vail sea- level curve" are caused by the change of 

 the average depth of the ocean floor and moreover, sea- level changes can be 

 induced by volume changes in world oceanic spreading ridge system. 



In this paper, the author presents a good age correlation between the 

 changes of plate motion and rapid falls in "Vail sea-level curve". The 

 correspondence suggests that the rapid falls were caused by the change of 

 plate motion. (Modified Introduction) . 



206 MAUL, G. A. 1986. "Linear Correlations Between Florida Current Volume 

 Transport and Surface Speed with Miami Sea-Level and Weather During 1964- 

 1970," Geophysical Journal. Royal Astronomical Society , pp 55-66. 



The 1964-70 Florida Current data of Niiler & Richardson are examined for 

 linear correlation with observed sea-level and weather, because their data 

 provide an independent test of similar correlations reported in Maul et al. 

 Seventy- five values of directly measured volume transport and 67 values of 

 surface speed from Niiler & Richardson's unevenly spaced data are correlated 

 with available daily mean values of Miami Beach sea- level, Bimini sea- level, 

 Bimini - Miami Beach sea- level difference, and Miami weather (barometric 

 pressure, air temperature, and north and east components of wind speed). 

 Statistical frequency distribution of transport and of surface speed suggest 

 variability that is not dominated by annual and/or semiannual cycles. Volume 

 transport is most highly correlated with Bimini minus Miami Beach sea- level. 

 Including certain weather variables results in statistically significant 

 improvements in linear multivariate modelling of transport and surface speed 



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