The timing and evolution of the post-glacial transgression across the Sea of Marmara shelf south of İstanbul

Marine Geology

Volumn 243, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 57-76

  Eris K K ^a   Ryan, W B F ^b   Cagatay M N ^a   Sancar, U ^a   Lericolais, G ^c   Menot G ^d   Bard, E ^d  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

Author keywords

delta; Holocene; Marmara Sea; sapropel; sealevel; seismic stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION SPACE; CATASTROPHIC; MARMARA SEA; RADIOCARBON; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY;

OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PROXIMITY SENSORS; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

SEDIMENTATION;

HOLOCENE; POSTGLACIAL; RADIOCARBON DATING; SAPROPEL; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; TRANSGRESSION; VALLEY FILL; YOUNGER DRYAS;

BLACK SEA; BOSPORUS STRAIT; EURASIA; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 34547760384     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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