Holocene and recent shoreline changes on the rapidly uplifting coast of Western Finland

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 397-406

  Ristaniemi, Olli ^a   Eronen, Matti ^b   Glückert, Gunnar ^c   Rantala, Pasi ^c  

^a Reg Council of South Ostrobothnia   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

coastal emergence; harbour shifts; Isostatic rebound; raised shore levels; relative sea level fall

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; GLACIOEUSTASY; HOLOCENE; ISOSTASY; PALAEOSHORELINES; RECENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGES; SHORELINE EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

FINLAND;

EID: 0030620881     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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