Sand transport along the Western Cape coast: Gone with the wind?

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 317-318

  Franceschini, Giuliana ^a,b   Compton, John S ^a   Wigley, Rochelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b 1020 Picbel Parkade   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 0242575062     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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