The study of past relative sea level (RSL) change is crucial to improve our understanding of how coastlines could be affected by future climate change. This thesis adopts a multidisciplinary approach to explore past coastal change in southeast Scotland, with a focus on the Fife coastline. Development of a RSL model within a geographical information system (GIS) framework allowed for the prediction of RSL over the last ~12 ka at locations around the coast of Fife. Using the created prediction surfaces, palaeo-landscapes were reconstructed for key time periods with palaeoshorelines at 3, 6, 9 and 12 ka. The RSL surfaces show a complex history of fluctuating sea level within the last 12 ka. The models were tested with sedimentological and geophysical field data at the site of Largo Bay. A chronometric framework was measured using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and radiocarbon (RC) dating at the site with an age range from ~29 ka to
- OSL
- Radiocarbon
- Relative sea level
- Geochronology
- GIS
- Scotland
- Fife
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Reconstructing past coastal change in southeast Scotland : evolution of the Fife coastline
Boyd, S. L. (Author). 15 Jun 2022
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis (PhD)