A first tentative Holocene sea-level curve for Singapore

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 308-314

  Hesp, Patrick A ^a   Hung, Chang Chew ^b   Hilton, Michael ^c   Ming, Chou Loke ^d   Turner, Ian M ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coral bommies; Marine transgression; Sea level change

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE SEA LEVEL; SEA LEVEL CURVE;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 2642681671     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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