Sea level change in Western-Central Mediterranean since 300 kyr: Comparing global sea level curves with observed data

Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-23

  Antonioli, Fabrizio ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Global sea level change curves; Last 300 kyr; Observational data; Western Central Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019425423     PISSN: 22797327     EISSN: 22797335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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