Sea-level highstand recorded in holocene shoreline deposits on Oahu, Hawaii

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 632-641

  Fletcher III, Charles H ^a   Jones, Anthony T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Oceanus International Consultants   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHSTAND; HOLOCENE; HOLOCENE SEA LEVEL; PALAEOSHORELINES; SEA LEVEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

PACIFIC, HAWAII, OAHU; USA, HAWAII, OAHU;

EID: 0029839428     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42683CE-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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