Origin of an esker-like ridge erosion or channel-fill? Sedimentology of the monington 'esker' in southwest Wales

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 675-684

  Owen, Geraint ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FILL; ESKER; GLACIAL LANDFORM; RIDGE EROSION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

UK, WALES, DYFED, CARDIGAN;

EID: 0031455321     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(97)00015-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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