Some comments on the long sea level records from the Northern Mediterranean

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 212-217

  Woodworth, Philip L ^a  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Geodesy; PSMSL; Tide gauges; Vertical land movements

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; HISTORICAL RECORD; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDE GAUGE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0037413204     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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