Glacioeustasy deals with the theory of sea levels rise and fall on the global scale in response to the melting of ice during interglacials and the accumulation of ice during glaciations. The implications of the changing of relative sea level are global in scope. The growth and decay of ice masses, such as glaciers and ice sheets, have direct influence on the changes in sea level. Since the last ice age, sea levels have gradually risen due to decrease in ice mass on the earth.
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Kumar, A. (2011). Glacioeustasy. In: Singh, V.P., Singh, P., Haritashya, U.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2642-2_212
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