Late Holocene sea-level changes and isostatic crustal movements in Atlantic Canada

Quaternary International

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-89

  Gehrels, W Roland ^a   Milne, Glenn A ^b   Kirby, Jason R ^a   Patterson, R Timothy ^c   Belknap, Daniel F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; ISOSTASY; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; LOADING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ATLANTIC COAST [CANADA]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 2342478618     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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