Fig. 1: Spatiotemporal distribution of sea-level proxies and cities.
From: Modern sea-level rise breaks 4,000-year stability in southeastern China
a, Spatial distribution of sea-level proxies and main cities along the China coastline, annotated with relevant river systems, provincial boundaries and tectonic plate configurations. Cities were selected for modern sea-level budget analysis based on the concurrent availability of sea-level data and contemporary VLM observations, listed from north to south: Changzhou (Jiangsu), Wuxi (Jiangsu), Suzhou (Jiangsu), Shanghai, Hangzhou (Zhejiang), Shaoxing (Zhejiang), Ningbo (Zhejiang), Wenzhou (Zhejiang), Fuzhou (Fujian), Xiamen (Fujian), Chaozhou (Guangdong), Shantou (Guangdong), Guangzhou (Guangdong), Foshan (Guangdong), Dongguan (Guangdong), Shenzhen (Guangdong), Zhongshan (Guangdong), Hong Kong, Haikou (Hainan) and Sanya (Hainan). Ocean bathymetry data are sourced from the GEBCO database (http://www.gebco.net/) and background topography is from Natural Earth relief data (https://www.naturalearthdata.com/). b, RSL reconstructions across study sites for early (11700–8200 BP, referenced to 1950 CE), middle (8200–4200 BP) and late (4200 BP to present) Holocene intervals, n = 292. RSL and chronological data presented with 2σ uncertainty intervals. c, Temporal distribution histogram of sea-level proxies. This sea-level database was sourced from previous publications22,30,34,51,52,53,54,55,56.
