Ian Shennan Antony J. Long Benajamin P. Horton Robert C. Witter 2015 <p>In sea-level studies, initial surveys at the office or library can increase a project’s likelihood of success. Pre-fieldwork surveys should begin with a thorough review of prior research literature that appraises available data, identifies data gaps, and places the project objectives into a broader scientific context. Whereas peer reviewed journal articles may contain a wealth of research findings, often the most useful maps, historical documents, images, and other data critical for sea-level research are discovered by searching government files, libraries, museums, unpublished reports, or, increasingly, online digital data collections.&nbsp;</p> application/pdf 10.1002/9781118452547 en Wiley Pre-fieldwork surveys chapter