Comment on "The timing and evolution of the post-glacial transgression across the Sea of Marmara shelf south of İstanbul" by Eriş et al., Marine Geology 243, 57-76

Marine Geology

Volumn 248, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 228-236

  Hiscott, R N ^a   Aksu, A E ^a   Mudie, P J ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black Sea outflow; Calypso core; Marmara Sea; seismic stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRATIGRAPHY;

BLACK SEA OUTFLOW; CONSTRAINED CHRONOLOGY; SEA SURFACE;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

CHRONOLOGY; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; GLOBAL OCEAN; HOLOCENE; POSTGLACIAL; SEA SURFACE; SEISMIC DATA; SHORELINE; TRANSGRESSION;

BALIKESIR [TURKEY]; BOSPORUS STRAIT; EURASIA; MARMARA; SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

ERIS;

EID: 38749121260     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.11.002     Document Type: Note

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