Shorelines in the Sahara: Geomorphological evidence for an enhanced monsoon from palaeolake Megachad

Holocene

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 901-911

  Drake, Nick ^a   Bristow, Charlie ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach ridges; Chad; DEM; Holocene; Lake; Remote sensing; Spits

Indexed keywords

BEACH RIDGE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LAKE; LANDSAT; MONSOON; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RADAR IMAGERY; SHORELINE;

AFRICA; SAHARA;

EID: 33750185823     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683606hol981rr     Document Type: Article

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