Fan-surface dynamics and biogenic calcrete development: interactions during ultimate phases of fan evolution in the semiarid SE Spain (Murcia)

Geomorphology

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 147-167

  Alonso Zarza, Ana M ^a   Silva, Pablo G ^b   Goy, José L ^b   Zazo, Cari ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; CALCRETE; FAN EVOLUTION; QUATERNARY; SEMIARID ENVIRONMENT;

SPAIN, MURCIA;

EID: 0031726387     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(98)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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