Transtensional basins in the Western Sunda Strait

Extensional and transtensional continental arc basins: case studies from the southwestern United States

Extensional and transtensional continental arc basins preserve very thick, continuous sequences and are an important contributor to the growth of continents; therefore, it is important to understand how they evolve. In this chapter, I describe four continental arc basin types, using Mesozoic to Cenozoic case studies from the SW US: (1) early-stage, low-lying extensional; (2) early-stage, low-ly...

Impacts of climate change on rainfall indices estimation in western sub-basins of Iran

Characteristics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in the nearshore waters of the western Taiwan Strait

Absorption and fluorescence of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the nearshore waters of the western Taiwan Strait were examined in April and October of 2008. CDOM absorption coefficient at 412 nm (ag(412) in m 1) showed an inversed linear relationship with salinity, indicating conservative mixing between freshwater and seawater, although the relationship changed with seasons and ...

A Case Study in Contact Linguistics: The Western Torres Strait Language and Meryam Mir

A reconstructed database of historic bluefin tuna captures in the Gibraltar Strait and Western Mediterranean

This data paper presents a reconstruction of a compilation of a small but consistent database of historical capture records of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus; BFT hereafter) from the Gibraltar Strait and Western Mediterranean (Portugal, Spain and Italy). The compilation come from diverse historical and documentary sources and span the time interval from 1525 to 1936 covering a period of 412 year...