The evolution of the morphological framework of the Central Namib Desert, Namibia, since the Early Cretaceous

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 443-458

  Goudie, A S ^a   Eckardt, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0033370928     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.1999.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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