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Isostatic rebound involves the vertical movement of continental crust that is floating in the plastic upper mantle.
Mountain 2008
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Isostatic rebound following deglaciation has also been a direct force in lake formation, as most islands and coastal regions with an elevation of less than 100 m have risen above sea level.
Lakes of Canada 2008
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Isostatic rebound continues to occur at high rates in this ecoregion, possibly among the highest in the world.
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Isostatic rebound (uplift of land after being depressed by ice) in the eastern Arctic has resulted in the formation of large numbers of shallow lakes behind beach ridges which were offshore bars exposed through uplift.
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Isostatic rebound is likely to continue for 10,000-12,500 years in the Kvarken area and the uplift will probably be between 100 and 125 m, moderated by a rise in the sea level resulting from global warming.
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Isostatic rebound is considerable along the coast of Hudson and James bays, where the land rises approximately one meter per century.
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Sea floor movement correction to global sea level is referred to as Glacial Isostatic Adjustment see here for example.
An Analysis of the TOPEX Sea Level Record « Climate Audit 2006
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Related question, presumably Isostatic rebound on some portions of the globe means isostatic compensation elsewhere on the globe.
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They muddy the waters stating "While most analyses have included corrections for Glacial-Isostatic Adjustment (GIA) effects, many other land motion processes, for example, associated with plate tectonics, volcanism, sediment compaction, or underground fluid extraction, have not been accounted for, except by excluding the possibly affected tide gauge records from consideration in the studies."
World Climate Report Administrator 2010
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Podcast | Episode #15www. youtube.com Post-glacial rebound (or Glacial Isostatic Adjustment) produces measurable effects on: (i) Vertical Crustal Motion, (ii) Global sea levels, (iii)
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