Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast Sea Level Change

Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Models

Volumn 161, Issue , 2013, Pages 111-121

  Douglas, Bruce C ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ocean circulation Mexico, Gulf of Mathematical models; Ocean circulation Mexico, Gulf of Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; TIDE GAGES; WATER LEVELS; WETLANDS;

ATLANTIC COASTS; GLACIAL ISOSTATIC ADJUSTMENTS; GLOBAL SEA LEVEL RISE; LONG-TERM TREND; ME-XICO; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL RISE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

SEA LEVEL;

EID: 84954238513     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/161GM09     Document Type: Chapter

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