Sediment dynamics in the western Adriatic Sea: From transport to stratigraphy

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 287-295

  Milligan, Timothy G ^a   Cattaneo, Antonio ^b  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 33846815089     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.11.001     Document Type: Editorial

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