Sand sheet dynamics and Quaternary landscape evolution of the Selima Sand Sheet, southern Egypt

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 1623-1647

  Maxwell, Ted A ^a   Haynes Jr , C Vance ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DRAINAGE; EROSION; SEDIMENTS; URANIUM;

SAND SHEETS;

SAND;

LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EGYPT;

EID: 0034804451     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(01)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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