An assessment of the utility of regional diatom-based tidal-level transfer functions

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 360-370

  Wilson, Graham P ^a   Lamb, Angela L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Isotope; Mersey Estuary; Sea level; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; FORAMINIFERA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDE; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

ENGLAND; MERSEY ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84859566734     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1553     Document Type: Article

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