Mid- to late-Holocene relative sea-level change in southwest Britain and the influence of sediment compaction

Holocene

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 575-587

  Edwards, Robin J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Glacio isostasy adjustment; Holocene; Relative sea level; Sediment compaction; Southwest Britain

Indexed keywords

COMPACTED SEDIMENT; COMPACTION; GLACIOISOSTASY; HOLOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33746029660     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683606hl941rp     Document Type: Article

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