Holocene sedimentary evolution and palaeocoastlines of the Fenland embayment, eastern England

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 166, Issue , 2000, Pages 253-273

  Brew, David S ^a   Holt, Tina ^b   Pye, Ken ^b   Newsham, Rhonda ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LANDFORM; FACIES ANALYSIS; FEN; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; PROVENANCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034041738     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.166.01.13     Document Type: Article

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