Timing and magnitude of sea level change during MIS 5 derived from Barbados coral reef terraces: A critical literature review and new data

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 21, Issue SPEC. ISS. 42, 2005, Pages 52-62

  Radtke, Ulrich ^a   Schellmann, Gerhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

"Barbados Model"; ESR dating; Last interglacial; Palaeo sea level research

Indexed keywords

LAST INTERGLACIAL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BARBADOS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; HUMAN ECHOVIRUS 1;

EID: 22544480577     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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