The generation and degradation of marine terraces

Basin Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-19

  Anderson, R S ^a   Densmore, A L ^b   Ellis, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; DEGRADATION; EROSION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; TERRACE;

EID: 0032766177     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2117.1999.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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