Loess studies in central United States: Evolution of concepts

Engineering Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 287-304

  Follmer, Leon R ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; SOIL MECHANICS; STRATIGRAPHY;

LOESSES; PEDOLOGY;

LANDFORMS;

FISK, H.N.; LOESS; LOESS RESEARCH; RUSSELL, R.J.;

USA, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY (LOWER);

EID: 0030378080     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(96)00018-x     Document Type: Article

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