Abstract
The two main approaches to this problem are reviewed. The first is the theoretical approach, which relies upon the results of numerical modelling and simulation of slope form; the second is the empirical approach, which relies on field observation, can only be applied in a very restricted range of field sites. Results of a study made on radiometrically dated emerged coral reefs in Papua New Guinea are presented, including accurate documentation of the morphologic change of slope profiles over a period of nearly 280 thousand years. -from Author English
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 52-67 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Zeitschrift fuer Geomorphologie |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1980 |