Sediment input and evolution of lacustrine deltas: The Breggia and Greggio rivers case study (Lake Como, Italy)

Quaternary International

Volumn 173-174, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 113-124

  Fanetti, Daniela ^a   Vezzoli, Luigina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ALLUVIAL FAN; BATHYMETRY; FLOODPLAIN; FRESHWATER INPUT; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAKE COMO; LOMBARDY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548460294     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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