Detection of large, Holocene earthquakes using diatom analysis of coastal sedimentary sequences, Wellington, New Zealand

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1129-1147

  Cochran, Ursula ^a   Hannah, Michael ^a   Harper, Margaret ^a   Van Dissen, Russ ^b   Berryman, Kelvin ^b   Begg, John ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS; WATER LEVELS; WATER RESOURCES;

COSEISMIC UPLIFT; DIATOM ANALYSIS; HOLOCENE EARTHQUAKES; PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTIONS; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCES;

EARTHQUAKES;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; DETECTION METHOD; DIATOM; EARTHQUAKE; HOLOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WELLINGTON [NORTH ISLAND]; WELLINGTON [WELLINGTON (RGA)];

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34248231840     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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