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The reef flat and 'two-meter eustatic terrace' of some Pacific atolls

Norman D. Newell and Arthur L. Bloom
The reef flat and 'two-meter eustatic terrace' of some Pacific atolls
Geological Society of America Bulletin (1970) 81 (7): 1881-1893

Abstract

Reef flats not erosional platforms but equilibrium surfaces between upward accretion of reef-building organisms and erosion at low-tide mean level, Caroline and Marshall islands do not show evidence of uplift or subsiding sea level


ISSN: 0016-7606
EISSN: 1943-2674
Coden: BUGMAF
Serial Title: Geological Society of America Bulletin
Serial Volume: 81
Serial Issue: 7
Title: The reef flat and 'two-meter eustatic terrace' of some Pacific atolls
Pages: 1881-1893
Published: 1970
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO, United States
Accession Number: 1970-026371
Categories: Geomorphology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus.
S04°00'00" - N21°00'00", E144°00'00" - E177°00'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2019, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 1970
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