The morphology and distribution of submerged reefs in the Maui-Nui Complex, Hawaii: New insights into their evolution since the Early Pleistocene

Marine Geology

Volumn 265, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 130-145

  Faichney, Iain D E ^a   Webster, Jody M ^a,b   Clague, David A ^c   Kelley, Chris ^d   Appelgate, Bruce ^e   Moore, James G ^f  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

bathymetry; carbonate terraces; Maui Nui; platform morphology; Pleistocene sea level change

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER DATA; DEGLACIAL; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; LATE PLEISTOCENE; MAUI-NUI; NATURAL LABORATORIES; NEW HIGH; PLATFORM MORPHOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; PLEISTOCENE SEA-LEVEL CHANGE; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEA-LEVEL CYCLES; SEISMIC DATAS; STUDY AREAS; SUBMERGED REEFS; TIME PERIODS;

ACCIDENTS; BACKSTEPPING; BATHYMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SUBSIDENCE;

REEFS;

BATHYMETRY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; DEGLACIATION; EVOLUTION; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLEISTOCENE; REEF; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEISMIC DATA; SUBSIDENCE; TERRACE;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 69249231984     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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