Chevron ridges and runup deposits in the Bahamas from storms late in oxygen-isotope substage 5e

Quaternary Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 309-322

  Hearty, Paul J ^a   Neumann, A Conrad ^b   Kaufman, Darrell S ^c  

^a University of North Carolina ^*  (Bahamas)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Giant boulders; Interglaciation; Sea level; Substage 5e

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; INTERGLACIAL; OOLITE; ORIENTATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

BAHAMAS;

EID: 0032216429     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1998.2006     Document Type: Article

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