A study of Holocene floodplain particle size characteristics with special reference to palaeochannel infills from the upper Severn basin, Wales, UK

Geological Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-157

  Taylor, Mark Patrick ^a   Brewer, Paul A ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floodplain; Geomorphic unit; Holocene; Palaeochannel; Particle size; Sedimentary environment; Wales

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; PALEOCHANNEL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE;

SEVERN BASIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 0034924939     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.885     Document Type: Article

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