Textural attributes, mineralogy and provenance of sand dune fields in the greater Al Ain area, United Arab Emirates

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 475-499

  Abu Zeid, Mohamed M ^a   Baghdady, Ashraf R ^a   El Etr, Hassan A ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aeolian processes; Arabian Gulf; Arid regions; Authigenesis; Interdune sediments; Sand dunes; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

DUNE; MINERALOGY; PROVENANCE; TEXTURE;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0034865083     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0776     Document Type: Article

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