Holocene sea-level changes and crustal movements in Morecambe Bay, northwest England

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-58

  Zong, Yongqiang ^a   Tooley, Michael J ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustal movements; Holocene; Morecambe Bay; Sea level changes

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL MOVEMENT; HOLOCENE; HOLOCENE STRATIGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

UK, ENGLAND, MORECAMBE BAY;

EID: 0029730457     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199601/02)11:1<43::AID-JQS217>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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