The high terrace gravels, Northeast Thailand - A re-evaluation and an integrated theory of their origin

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-175

  Parry, J T ^a,b  

^a McGill University ^*

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETACHMENT FAILURE; RAIN; REJUVENATION; TERRACE GRAVEL; WEATHERED REGOLITH;

THAILAND;

EID: 0030456561     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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