Evidence of repeated late Holocene rapid subsidence in the SE Cyclades (Greece) deduced from submerged notches

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 381-395

  Evelpidou, N ^a   Melini, D ^b   Pirazzoli, P A ^c   Vassilopoulos, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Geoenvironmental Institute   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bioerosion; Co seismic; Crustal thinning; Post seismic effect; Sea level change; Tidal notch

Indexed keywords

BIOEROSION; COSEISMIC PROCESS; CRUSTAL THINNING; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; HOLOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEISMICITY; SHORELINE CHANGE; SUBMERGENCE; SUBSIDENCE;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; CYCLADES;

EID: 84893782053     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-013-0942-0     Document Type: Article

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