How sediments become mobilized

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 216, Issue , 2003, Pages 9-20

  Maltman, Alex J ^a   Bolton, Alistair ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MOBILIZATION; OVERPRESSURE; SEDIMENT; STRENGTH;

EID: 0347506339     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.216.01.02     Document Type: Article

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