Assessment of morphometric parameters of Greek Rhone-type deltas. Hydrogeologic and environmental aspects

Environmental Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-58

  Stournaras, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Deltas; Environment; Greece; Hydrogeology; Morphometric analysis

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LITHOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; WATER WAVE EFFECTS;

RIVER DELTAS;

LANDFORMS;

DELTA; DEPOSITION; LITHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

GREECE;

EID: 0032993970     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050400     Document Type: Article

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