Time scales and modes of reef lagoon infilling in the Maldives and controls on the onset of reef island formation
Faro are annular reefs, with reef flats near sea level and lagoons of variable depth, characteristic of both the perimeter and lagoons of Maldivian (Indian Ocean) atolls. Their geomorphic development remains largely unknown, but where faro lagoons (termed velu in Maldivian) have infilled and support...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Geological Society of America
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23240 |