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Sea level cycles and climate (view source)
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==Sea level and climate==
==Sea level and climate==
Long-term sea level cycles influence regional climates.<ref name=ch09r49 /> More humid conditions tend to prevail during deposition of [http://wiki.seg.org/wiki/Dictionary:Transgressive_system_tract transgressive system tracts], and more arid conditions tend to prevail during deposition of late [http://wiki.seg.org/wiki/Dictionary:Highstand_systems_tract highstand]-[http://wiki.seg.org/wiki/Dictionary:Lowstand_system_tract_(LST) lowstand] system tracts. Climatic conditions of an area are likely to be arid when a platform interior is subaerially exposed during long-term, sea level late highstand and lowstand. From the Precambrian to the Silurian (see [http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2013-01.jpg International Chronostratigraphic Chart] for more information), the lack of land plants might have amplified this aridity. Humid conditions prevail when extensive shallow epicontinental seaways present during long-term transgressions cause increased rainfall.
Long-term sea level cycles influence regional climates.<ref name=ch09r49 /> More humid conditions tend to prevail during deposition of [http://wiki.seg.org/wiki/Dictionary:Transgressive_system_tract transgressive system tracts], and more arid conditions tend to prevail during deposition of late [http://wiki.seg.org/wiki/Dictionary:Highstand_systems_tract highstand]-[http://wiki.seg.org/wiki/Dictionary:Lowstand_system_tract_(LST) lowstand] system tracts. Climatic conditions of an area are likely to be arid when a platform interior is subaerially exposed during long-term, sea level late highstand and lowstand. From the Precambrian to the Silurian (see [http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2013-01.jpg International Chronostratigraphic Chart] for information on how the eon Precambrian and the period Silurian fit into the international time scale), the lack of land plants might have amplified this aridity. Humid conditions prevail when extensive shallow epicontinental seaways present during long-term transgressions cause increased rainfall.
==Sedimentation rate and climate==
==Sedimentation rate and climate==