Last Interglacial (Marine Isotope Substage 5e, MIS 5e; ~ 129 -116 thousand of years ago) was characterized by global mean sea level higher than today.
However, uncertainty remains about when peak sea level occurred, the amount of ice sheet melt, and the origin of the excess melt. Refining the timing and magnitude of MIS 5e sea level is important for understanding ice sheet sensitivity to currently rising temperatures.
My approach is to reconstruct MIS 5e sea level using fossil corals by combining U-series ages with detailed stratigraphic analysis and accurate elevation measurements.
