The Quaternary history of the English Channel: An introduction

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 195-199

  Gibbard, P L ^a   Lautridou, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE NETWORK; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

EID: 0038269768     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.743     Document Type: Article

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