The evolution of the Bío Bío delta and the coastal plains of the Arauco Gulf, Bío Bío region: The Holocene sea-level curve of Chile

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-111

  Isla, Federico I ^a   Flory, Jorge Quezada ^b   Martnez, Carolina ^b   Fernndez, Alfonso ^b   Jaque, Edilia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

B o B o River; Chile; Delta evolution; Holocene sea level

Indexed keywords

BEACH RIDGE; COASTAL PLAIN; COSEISMIC PROCESS; DELTA; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; GLACIOEUSTACY; HOLOCENE; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; NAZCA PLATE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

BIO BIO; CHILE; GULF OF ARAUCO; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84855993405     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00035.1     Document Type: Article

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