Coastal barriers, Gulf of Mexico: Holocene evolution and chronology

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 21, Issue SPEC. ISS. 42, 2005, Pages 141-163

  Otvos, Ervin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier islands; Date anomalies; Elevated beach aggradation; Luminescence dating; Regional coastal evolution; Sea level curves; Sea level indicator; Shore progradation; Strandplains; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; COASTAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 22444433133     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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