Quaternary stratigraphy of Hong Kong coastal sediments

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 521-531

  Davis, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUATERNARY; STRATIGRAPHY;

HONG KONG;

EID: 0033377642     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(99)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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