The Severn Estuary in southwest Britain: its retreat under marine transgression, and fine-sediment regime

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 1990, Pages 13-28

  Allen, J R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; MARINE TRANSGRESSION; MARSH; MUD; PEAT; SEA LEVEL; TIDAL WATER; WETLAND;

UK, ENGLAND, SEVERN ESTUARY; UK, SEVERN ESTUARY;

EID: 0025205776     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0037-0738(90)90003-C     Document Type: Article

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