The stratigraphic record of sea-level change and storms during the last 2000 years: Romney Marsh, southeast England

Quaternary International

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-27

  Plater, Andrew J ^a   Long, Antony J ^b   Spencer, Christopher D ^a   Delacour, Richard A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EVOLUTION; HOLOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STORM DEPOSIT; STRATIGRAPHY;

KENT; ROMNEY MARSH; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033004113     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-6182(98)00020-2     Document Type: Article

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