Pleistocene and Holocene pattern of sand migration along the Mediterranean littoral of Israel

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 187-198

  Ronen, Avraham ^a,b   Golik, Abraham ^c   Neber, Alexander ^d   Tsatskin, Alexander ^a   Boenigk, Wolfgang ^d   Beiles, Avigdor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b THE MAX STERN YEZREEL VALLEY COLLEGE   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PLAIN; GRAIN SIZE; HOLOCENE; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; QUARTZ; SAND; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WIND FORCING;

AFRICA; ASIA; EGYPT; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE EAST; NILE RIVER; NORTH AFRICA; SINAI;

EID: 33846468347     PISSN: 00212164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/PM00-T0X2-2578-8737     Document Type: Article

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