Linear and nonlinear sea-level changes at Durban, South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 103, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 509-512

  Mather, A A ^a  

^a eThekwini Municipality   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDE GAUGE; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

AFRICA; DURBAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 41749083499     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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