Evidence for fluvial sediment transport of Kalahari sands in central Botswana

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-153

  Moore, A E ^a,d   Dingle, R V ^b,c  

^a AMPAL (Pty) Ltd   (Botswana)

^b IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d Somabula Explorations   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL PROCESS; RIVER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BOTSWANA, KALAHARI DESERT;

EID: 0031739524     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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