The formation of loess deposits in the Tashkent region and parts of Central Asia; and problems with irrigation, hydrocollapse and soil erosion

Quaternary International

Volumn 152-153, Issue , 2006, Pages 70-80

  Smalley, I J ^a   Mavlyanova, N G ^b   Rakhmatullaev, Kh L ^b   Shermatov, M Sh ^b   Machalett, B ^c   O'Hara Dhand, K ^a   Jefferson, I F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b S YU YUNUSOV INSTITUTE OF THE CHEMISTRY OF PLANT SUBSTANCES   (Uzbekistan)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EOLIAN PROCESS; IRRIGATION; LOESS; SOIL EROSION;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA; TASHKENT; UZBEKISTAN; WEST ASIA;

EID: 33745653934     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.02.018     Document Type: Article

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