Sea-level change and subsidence in the Delaware Estuary during the last ~2200 years

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 164, Issue , 2015, Pages 506-519

  Nikitina, Daria ^a   Kemp, Andrew C ^b   Engelhart, Simon E ^c   Horton, Benjamin P ^d,e,f   Hill, David F ^g   Kopp, Robert E ^e,h  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e USA   (United States)

^f NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^g Oregon State University   (United States)

^h Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

Glacial isostatic adjustment; New Jersey; Peat; Salt marsh; The U.S. Atlantic coast; Tidal range

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; FORAMINIFERA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GLACIOISOSTASY; HOLOCENE; PEAT; PLANT BURIAL; RADIOCARBON DATING; RECONSTRUCTION; SALTMARSH; SEA BREEZE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBSIDENCE; TIDAL RANGE;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; DELAWARE ESTUARY; MARYLAND; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84941236655     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.08.012     Document Type: Article

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