Tidal marsh stratigraphy, sea-level change and large earthquakes - II: Submergence events during the last 3500 years at Netarts Bay, Oregon, USA

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 365-393

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

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE; NEOTECTONICS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEISMICITY; SUBSIDENCE; UPLIFT;

UNITED STATES, OREGON, NETARTS BAY;

EID: 0031848795     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(97)00055-3     Document Type: Article

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