Small rivers contribution to the Quaternary evolution of a Mediterranean littoral system: The western gulf of Lion, France

Marine Geology

Volumn 222-223, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 313-334

  Tesson, Michel ^a   Labaune, Caroline ^a   Gensous, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

High resolution seismic; Incised valley fill; Land sea correlation; Late Quaternary

Indexed keywords

HIGH RESOLUTION SEISMIC; INCISED VALLEY FILL; LAND/SEA CORRELATION; LATE QUATERNARY; RESEARCH PROGRAMS;

COASTAL ZONES; EROSION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; RESEARCH; SEA LEVEL; SEISMOLOGY;

RIVERS;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; DOWNCUTTING; INCISED VALLEY; RIVER DISCHARGE; VALLEY FILL;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 27644483931     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.06.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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