Internal structure of aeolian dunes in Abu Dhabi determined using ground-penetrating radar

Sedimentology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 995-1003

  Bristow, Charlie ^a   Pugh, Jonathan ^b,c   Goodall, Tim ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Rider Fr Consulting Cambridge Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN DEPOSIT; BARCHAN; CROSS STRATIFICATION; DUNE; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ABU DHABI, AL LIWA;

EID: 0030426412     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1996.tb01515.x     Document Type: Article

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