Spatial variations of sea level along the coast of Thailand: Impacts of extreme land subsidence, earthquakes and the seasonal monsoon

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-81

  Saramul, Suriyan ^a   Ezer, Tal ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andaman Sea; Gulf of Thailand; Sea level rise; Seasonal sea level cycle; Sumatra Earthquake

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COASTAL ZONES; EARTHQUAKES; GROUNDWATER;

ANDAMAN SEA; GULF OF THAILAND; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEA-LEVEL CYCLES; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKES;

SEA LEVEL;

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; LINEARITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBSIDENCE; TSUNAMI; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION; LATITUDE; MONSOON;

ANDAMAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; THAILAND; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; GULF OF THAILAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 84906728583     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2014.08.012     Document Type: Article

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