Quaternary climate and landscape development in West Africa: evidence from satellite images

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-347

  Nichol, Janet E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

(WEST); AFRICA;

EID: 0032418797     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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