Historic storms and shipwrecks in Ireland: A preliminary survey of severe synoptic conditions as a causal factor in underwater archaeology

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-259

  Forsythe, W ^a   Breen, C ^a   Callaghan, C ^a   McConkey, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ireland; Meteorology; Shipwreck; Storms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345853511     PISSN: 10572414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijna.2000.0313     Document Type: Article

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