A new Holocene relative sea level curve for the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 21-22, 2011, Pages 3152-3170

  Watcham, E P ^a   Bentley, M J ^a,b   Hodgson, D A ^b   Roberts, S J ^b   Fretwell, P T ^b   Lloyd, J M ^a   Larter, R D ^b   Whitehouse, P L ^a   Leng, M J ^c   Monien, P ^d   Moreton, S G ^e  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^e NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Glacial isostatic adjustment; Isolation basins; Relative sea level change; South Shetland Islands

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; GLACIAL ISOSTATIC ADJUSTMENTS; ISOLATION BASIN; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; SEA LEVEL; TECTONICS;

ICE;

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GLACIOEUSTACY; HOLOCENE; ICE SHEET; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RAISED BEACH;

ANTARCTICA; FILDES PENINSULA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 80052958223     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.07.021     Document Type: Article

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