Sea level, storm, or tsunami: Enigmatic sand sheet deposits in a sheltered coastal embayment from Southeastern New South Wales, Australia

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 655-663

  Switzer, Adam D ^a   Pucillo, Kevin ^a   Haredy, Rabea A ^a   Jones, Brian G ^a   Bryant, Edward A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Holocene; Overwash; Sea level change; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; TSUNAMI;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; WORLD;

POACEAE;

EID: 23044500838     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0177.1     Document Type: Article

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