Extreme marine inundations (Tsunamis?) of coastal Western Australia

Journal of Geology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 691-706

  Nott, Jonathan ^a   Bryant, Edward ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; HOLOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; TSUNAMI;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1242344884     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378485     Document Type: Article

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