Alluvial fans in the Italian Alps: Sedimentary facies and processes

International Association of Sedimentologists Special Publications

Volumn , Issue 32, 2002, Pages 141-166

  Moscariello, A ^a   Marchi, L ^b   Maraga, F ^b   Mortara, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FACIES ANALYSIS; FLOOD DEPOSIT; GRAVITY FLOW; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1942507211     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444304299.ch9     Document Type: Article

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