A reconnaissance study of a clastic coastal sabkha in Northern Kuwait, Arabian Gulf

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-19

  Saleh, A ^a   Al Ruwaih, F ^a   Al Reda, A ^a   Gunatilaka, A ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b NONE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Carbonate sabkha; Clastic coastal sabkha; Hypersaline basin; Intertidal and supratidal area; Petrographic investigation; Source of sediments; X ray diffraction chart

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; EOLIAN PROCESS; HOLOCENE; SABKHA;

EID: 0033198657     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1999.0529     Document Type: Article

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