Quarternary geology of South Kerala Sedimentary Basin - An outline

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-179

  Nair, K M ^a   Padmalal, ^b   Kumaran, K P N ^c  

^a LBS Centre for Science and Technology   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

^c AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Palaeoclimate; Quarternary sedimentation; Sea level oscillations; South Kerala sedimentary basin

Indexed keywords

PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; KERALA-KONKAN BASIN;

EID: 33745244738     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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