Using foraminiferal transfer functions to produce high-resolution sea-level records from salt-marsh deposits, Maine, USA

Holocene

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 367-376

  Gehrels, W Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

210Pb; Holocene; Maine; Salt marsh foraminifera; Sea level change; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA; HOLOCENE; RECONSTRUCTION; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0034095298     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968300670746884     Document Type: Article

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