Influence of tidal-range change and sediment compaction on Holocene relative sea-level change in New Jersey, USA

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 403-411

  Horton, Benjamin P ^a,b   Engelhart, Simon E ^a,c   Hill, David F ^d   Kemp, Andrew C ^a,e   Nikitina, Daria ^f   Miller, Kenneth G ^g   Peltier, W Richard ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d Oregon State University   (United States)

^e Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^f WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Holocene; Index points; Sea level; Sediment compaction; Tidal range

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC SEDIMENT; DATABASE; HOLOCENE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDAL RANGE;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878174387     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2634     Document Type: Article

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