Tidal marsh stratigraphy, sea-level change and large earthquakes, I: A 5000 year record in Washington, U.S.A.

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1023-1059

  Shennan, I ^a   Long, A J ^a   Rutherford, M M ^a   Green, F M ^a   Innes, J B ^a   Lloyd, J M ^a   Zong, Y ^a   Walker, K J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030512083     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(96)00007-8     Document Type: Article

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