Wealden rivers north of the Thames: A provenance study based on gravel clast analysis

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-148

  Bridgland, David R ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE NETWORK; FLUVIAL PROCESS; GRAVEL; QUATERNARY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033024305     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(99)80065-0     Document Type: Article

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