Late Neogene-Quaternary evolution of the intermontane Clusone Basin (Southern Alps, Italy): Integration of seismic and geological data

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 409-421

  de Franco, R ^a   Berra, F ^b   Biella, G ^a   Boniolo, G ^a   Caielli, G ^a   Corsi, A ^a   Forcella, F ^c   Lazzati, F ^a   Lozej, A ^a   Morrone, A ^a   Tondi, R ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basin evolution; High resolution seismic data; Palaeodrainage; Southern Alps

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; INTERMONTANE BASIN; NEOGENE; QUATERNARY; SEISMIC SURVEY;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 3142613031     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.845     Document Type: Article

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