On the minimum amplitude of regional sea-level fluctuations during the Flandrian

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 501-505

  Allen, J R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal marshes; Sea level modelling; Silt peat couplets

Indexed keywords

FLANDRIAN; SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATION;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0031420830     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1417(199711/12)12:6<501::aid-jqs331>3.0.co;2-i     Document Type: Article

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