Desert pavement characteristics on wadi terrace and alluvial fan surfaces: Wadi Al-Bih, U.A.E. and Oman

Geomorphology

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 279-297

  Al Farraj, Asma ^a   Harvey, Adrian M ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alluvial fans; Desert pavements; Oman; United Arab Emirates; Wadi terraces

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; ARID ENVIRONMENT; DESERT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PAVEMENT; TERRACE;

OMAN; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0033735892     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(00)00049-0     Document Type: Article

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