Holocene coastal evolution and uplift mechanisms of the northeastern Raukumara Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1106-1128

  Wilson, Kate ^a   Berryman, Kelvin ^a   Cochran, Ursula ^a   Little, Tim ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

COASTAL UPLIFT; COSEISMIC MARINE; HOLOCENE; STRATIGRAPHIC DATA;

COASTAL ZONES;

COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL ZONE; COSEISMIC PROCESS; DATA SET; EARTHQUAKE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; PALEOECOLOGY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STRATIGRAPHY; TERRACE; UPLIFT;

AUSTRALASIA; HICKS BAY; HOROERA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; RAUKUMARA PENINSULA; WAIPAPA;

EID: 34248201030     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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