Pleistocene Carbonate Seif Dunes and their Role in the Development of Complex Past and Present Coastlines of the U.A.E.

GeoArabia

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-32

  Kirkham, Anthony ^a  

^a Research & Consulting Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEOLIANITE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; SEIF DUNE;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0031872004     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia030119     Document Type: Article

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