Precise U-series dating of coral reefs from the South China Sea and the high sea level during the Holocene

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 296-303

  Ma, Z B ^a   Xiao, J L ^a   Zhao, X T ^a   Peng, Z C ^b   Xia, M ^a   Zhang, G P ^c   Wang, Z R ^b   An, Z S ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS   (China)

^d Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Holocene; Sea level changes; South China Sea; TIMS dating

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; HOLOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

SOUTH CHINA SEA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0038580682     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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