Late Quaternary core stratigraphy of the northern New South Wales continental shelf

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 141-156

  Roberts, J J ^a   Boyd, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Continental shelf; Currents; New South Wales; Quaternary; Sediments; Siliciclastics; Stratigraphy; Temperate water

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; QUATERNARY; SHELF SEDIMENT; STRATIGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 1842864960     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1400-0952.2003.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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