Holocene sea-level change at Port Pirie, South Australia: A contribution to global sea-level rise estimates from tide gauges

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 607-615

  Harvey, Nick ^a   Barnett, Elizabeth J ^a   Bourman, Robert P ^b   Belperio, Antonio P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Hydro isostasy; Intertidal sedimentary sequence; Sea level indicators; Tidal record

Indexed keywords

FACIES ANALYSIS; HOLOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDE GAUGE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032774157     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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