Late Holocene relative sea level changes in SW Crete: Evidence of an unusual earthquake cycle

Annali di Geofisica

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 677-687

  Stiros, Stathis C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL EXPLORATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Crete; Earthquake cycle; Earthquakes; Holocene; Palaeoseismic event; Relative sea level changes; Subsidence; Uplift

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000911362     PISSN: 03652556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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