Evolution of Eureka Flat: A dust-producing engine of the Palouse loess, USA

Quaternary International

Volumn 162-163, Issue , 2007, Pages 76-96

  Sweeney, Mark R ^a   Gaylord, David R ^a   Busacca, Alan J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOCENTER; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DUST; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; LOESS; PLEISTOCENE; REMOBILIZATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL MOISTURE;

EUREKA FLAT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

HEXAPODA;

EID: 33847631719     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.10.034     Document Type: Article

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