Limited Mediterranean sea-level drop during the Messinian salinity crisis inferred from the buried Nile canyon
Sea level in the Mediterranean likely dropped only by about 600 m during the Messinian salinity crisis, 3 to 4 times less drawdown than previously believed, according to 3D-backstripping and geomorphological analyses of the buried Nile canyon, Egypt.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00540-4 |