Clay mineral distributions to interpret Nile cell provenance and dispersal: II. Coastal plain from Nile delta to northern Israel

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 506-533

  Stanley, Daniel Jean ^a   Mart, Yossi ^a   Nir, Yaacov ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Clay minerals; coastal erosion; Egyptian shelf; eolian; Gaza; hamra; High Aswan Dam; Israel coastal plain; Israeli rivers; kurkar; Levant margin; Mediterranean; Nile delta; Nile littoral cell; Sinai margin; Wadi El Arish

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALOGY; CLAY MINERALS; COASTAL EROSION; DISPERSAL PATTERN; PROVENANCE;

EGYPT; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0030617746     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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