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Coastal Processes: The Coastal Response to Sea-level Variation

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Investigations into the coastal response to sea-level changes have long been a salient feature of Pleistocene geomorphological/geological research. However, of late a renewed interest has been generated by contemporary coastal problems, particularly of flooding and erosion related to sea-level changes on a worldwide scale.

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Orford, J. (1987). Coastal Processes: The Coastal Response to Sea-level Variation. In: Devoy, R.J.N. (eds) Sea Surface Studies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1146-9_15

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