Ventifacts from the coast of Northumberland Sharon

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-147

  Braley, M ^a   Wilson, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN PROCESSES; COASTAL LANDFORM; VENTIFACT; WIND BLOWN SAND; WIND EROSION;

UK, ENGLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND;

EID: 0030728838     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(97)80036-3     Document Type: Article

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