Late Quaternary evolution of the upper reaches of the Solent River, Southern England, based upon marine geophysical evidence

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-87

  Velegrakis, A F ^a   Dix, J K ^a   Collins, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buried valleys; Changes of level; English Channel; Flandrian; Solent River

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL PROCESS; PALEOTOPOGRAPHY; QUATERNARY; RIVER; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032895620     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.1.0073     Document Type: Article

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