@article{8bba5d8dd52746828452627ea1992f69,
title = "Holocene relative sea-level records from coral microatolls in Western Borneo, South China Sea",
abstract = "The spatial variability of Holocene relative sea level (RSL) in the South China Sea is unknown, with data restricted to Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and a few other isolated sites. In this study, we present new continuous RSL records for Borneo using surveyed and U–Th dated coral microatolls from four sites in western Sarawak. The record spans 450 years of RSL from 7450 to 7000 yr BP. Our data suggest that RSL was higher than present and rapid RSL rise had ceased by 7450 yr BP. We compare these RSL reconstructions with a regional model of glacial-isostatic adjustment (GIA). The RSL reconstructions from three sites off the coast of Sarawak show a spatial gradient opposite to that predicted by the GIA model. This disagreement can best be explained by tectonic deformation since 7000 yr BP, which was previously unrecognized. We propose vertical land motion of 0.7–1.45 m due to slip on the Serabang fault, which runs between our four sites. This slip may have occurred in response to the loading of the Sunda Shelf by rising sea level.",
keywords = "Borneo, Borneo tectonics, GIA models, Holocene highstand, Sarawak, Serabang fault, coral microatolls, relative sea level",
author = "Majewski, {J{\c e}drzej M.} and Switzer, {Adam D.} and Meltzner, {Aron J.} and Parham, {Peter R.} and Horton, {Benjamin P.} and Bradley, {Sarah L.} and Jeremy Pile and Chiang, {Hong Wei} and Xianfeng Wang and Ng, {Chiew Tyiin} and Jani Tanzil and Moritz M{\"u}ller and Aazani Mujahid",
note = "Funding Information: This research was supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore under its Singapore NRF Fellowship scheme (Awards NRF-RF2010-04 to ADS), the Singapore Ministry of Education under the Research Centres of Excellence initiative, and by Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Complexity Tier 1 Project RGC4/14. This work comprises Earth Observatory of Singapore contribution no. 153. SLB acknowledges support from the Netherlands Earth System Science Centre (NESSC), which is financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW). Funding Information: We thank the Forest Department Sarawak for granting research permit No. NCCD.907.4.4(JLD.12)-151 and park permit no. 89/2016, as well as logistical assistance in the field. The authors wish to express their gratitude to Thomas Mann and an anonymous reviewer for helpful comments on an earlier draft of this paper. This research was supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore under its Singapore NRF Fellowship scheme (Awards NRF-RF2010-04 to ADS), the Singapore Ministry of Education under the Research Centres of Excellence initiative, and by Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Complexity Tier 1 Project RGC4/14. This work comprises Earth Observatory of Singapore contribution no. 153. SLB acknowledges support from the Netherlands Earth System Science Centre (NESSC), which is financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2018.",
year = "2018",
month = sep,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1177/0959683618777061",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "28",
pages = "1431--1442",
journal = "Holocene",
issn = "0959-6836",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Ltd",
number = "9",
}