Assessing flood duration gradients and fine-scale environmental change on ancient floodplains

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 163, Issue , 1999, Pages 279-287

  Wright, V P ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACIES; FLOOD; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL PROCESS; PALEOSOL; PEDOLOGY;

ENTOVALVA;

EID: 0033393262     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.163.01.22     Document Type: Article

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