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Parameters
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Site 1193
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Site 1194
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| Site: | ||
| Present-day water depth (W1) | 348 m | 374 m |
| Depth below seafloor to the Megasequence B/C boundary | 35 mbsf | 154 mbsf |
| Paleowater depths at Megasequence B/C sequence boundary | 10-50 m | 30-50 m |
| Total sediment thickness | 531 m | 422 m |
| Decompaction: | ||
Exponential
fit to porosity data ( 0) |
61% | 65% |
| Exponential fit to porosity data (k) | 0.001/m | 0.002/m |
| Sediment thickness of postmiddle Miocene load (Ssed) | 35 m | 154 m |
| Coordinates of sediment to be decompacted | (229-531 mbsf) | (154-421 mbsf) |
| Present-day sediment thickness to be decompacted | 302 m | 268 m |
| Decompacted sediment thickness | 309 m | 323 m |
| Sediment expansion | 7 m | 56 m |
| Isostatic correction: | ||
Density
of seawater ( w) |
1.02 g/cm3 | 1.02 g/cm3 |
| Bulk
density of postmiddle Miocene sediment load (s) |
1.67 g/cm3 | 1.75 g/cm3 |
| Assumed
mantle density (m) |
3.33 g/cm3 | 3.33 g/cm3 |
| Estimated sea level change: | ||
| Assuming local isostasy (no flexural strength) | 12-53 m (32 ± 20 m) | |
| Assuming rigid basement (high flexural strength) | 56-116 m (86 ± 30 m) | |