Mode and timing of kurkar and hamra formation, central coastal plain, Israel

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-25

  Porat, Naomi ^a   Wintle, Ann G ^b   Ritte, Michal ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; COASTAL PLAIN; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOSOL; QUATERNARY;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 1842682389     PISSN: 00212164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/07KK-KGLU-0A9F-DE9C     Document Type: Article

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