Delta progradation and chenier formation in the Huanghe (Yellow River) delta, China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 489-497

  Saito, Yoshiki ^a   Wei, Helong ^a   Zhou, Yongqing ^b   Nishimura, Akira ^b   Sato, Yoshio ^a   Yokota, Setsuya ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF MARINE GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chenier; Delta; Delta plain; Huanghe; Yellow River

Indexed keywords

DELTA; PROGRADATION; QUATERNARY;

CHINA;

EID: 0034070006     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(99)00080-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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