A pulse in the planet: Regional control of high-frequency changes in relative sea level by mantle convection

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 637-648

  Lovell, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUSTACY; HOT SPOT; MANTLE CONVECTION; MESOZOIC; PLEISTOCENE; SEA LEVEL; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 77954300359     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492009-127     Document Type: Article

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