A note on the formation of ventifacts at Castlerock, Northern Ireland coast

Irish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn , Issue 21, 2003, Pages 39-45

  Knight, Jasper ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; BOULDER; COASTAL ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURE; VENTIFACT; WIND EROSION;

CASTLEROCK; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141907721     PISSN: 07901763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/ijes.2003.21.1.39     Document Type: Article

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