Geomorphology and sedimentary record of three cuspate forelands as indicators of late holocene relative sea-level changes, Disko, West Greenland

Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn , Issue 97, 1997, Pages 33-46

  Rasch, Morten ^a   Jakobsen, Bjarne Holm ^b   Nielsen, Niels ^b  

^a Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coastal geomorphology; Cuspate forelands; Lagoon sediments; Late Holocene; Relative sea level; West Greenland

Indexed keywords

CUSPATE FORELAND; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT CORE;

GREENLAND, DISKO;

EID: 0031433612     PISSN: 00167223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00167223.1997.10649390     Document Type: Article

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