ɪɾ ænd ðiːz ˈʌðɚ pˈiəɹɪədz ʌv ɹˈæpɪd sˈiː lˈɛvəl ɹˈaɪz ɑːɹ nˈoʊn æz mˈɛltwɔːɾɚ pˈʌlsᵻz bɪkˈʌz ðɪ ɪnfˈɜːd kˈɔːz ʌv ðˌɛm wʌzðə ɹˈæpɪd ɹᵻlˈiːs ʌv mˈɛltwɔːɾɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈoʊʃənz fɹʌmðə kəlˈæps ʌv kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl ˈaɪs ʃˈiːts.
It and these other periods of rapid sea level rise are known as meltwater pulses because the inferred cause of them was the rapid release of meltwater into the oceans from the collapse of continental ice sheets.