Late Holocene shoreline development in the Hawaiian Islands

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-9

  Jones, Anthony T ^a  

^a Oceanus Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coastal evolution; Coastal management; Hawaii; Holocene; Kauai; Molokai; Oahu; Radiocarbon dating; Sea level

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE SEA LEVEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT;

PACIFIC, HAWAII; USA, HAWAII;

EID: 0031939594     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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