Sea level in time and space: Revolutions and inconvenient truths

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 131-143

  Gehrels, W Roland ^a   Shennan, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data model integration; Eustasy; Glacial isostatic adjustment; Holocene; Meltwater pulses

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; EUSTACY; GLACIOISOSTASY; HOLOCENE; ICE SHEET; MELTWATER; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84925857571     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2771     Document Type: Article

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