Atoll reef-island formation and response to sea-level change: West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Marine Geology

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 85-104

  Woodroffe, C D ^a   McLean, R F ^b   Smithers, S G ^c   Lawson, E M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Physics Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accretion; Atoll; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Microatoll; Reef island; Sea level

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; REEF FORMATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS;

EID: 0032785233     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00009-2     Document Type: Article

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