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Table 8.2
Main characteristics of the interpolated water-level surfaces
Water-level
surface
Age, cal. years
BP
Water level at
Paikuse (m a.s.l.)
Mean tilting
gradient (m/km)
Mean tilting
direction (
◦
)
Water level, m (max-min)
References
Baltic Ice Lake
(stage A1)
13,300
40.3
68.3
56.1
0.398
336
Baltic Ice Lake
(stage B1)
12,100
34.1
62.0
46.7
0.335
324
Baltic Ice Lake
(stage B3)
11,700
28.5
57.8
40.8
0.342
314
Baltic Ice Lake
(drainage)
11,600
3.5
32.8
15.8
0.342
314
This study
Ancylus Lake
10,500
-7.1
15.5
3.7
0.272
323
This study
Ancylus Lake
culmination
10,200
1.7
22.7
12.2
0.256
325
Pre-Littorina Sea
transgression
9,000
-8.4
8.2
0.0
0.202
325
This study
Littorina Sea
culmination
7,300
4.2
14.6
9.7
0.129
325
Post-Littorina Sea
6,000
2.0
10.5
6.5
0.106
325
This study
Recent Baltic Sea
100
0.04
0.14
0.1
0.002
330