Holocene gulf levels: Recognition issues and an updated sea-level curve

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 680-699

  Otvos, Ervin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Backstepping paleoshores; Beach ridges; Entrenched valleys; Estuarine lakes; Gulf of Mexico; Proxy indicators; Shelf ridges; Stillstand and highstand

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BEACH RIDGE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HOLOCENE; INCISED VALLEY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 8744254725     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/1551-5036(2004)20[680:hglria]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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