Global correlation of Late Cenozoic fluvial deposits: a synthesis of data from IGCP 449

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 22-24, 2007, Pages 2694-2700

  Bridgland, David R ^a   Keen, David ^b   Westaway, Rob ^c,d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; RIVERS;

FLUVIAL ARCHIVES; FLUVIAL INCISION RATES; FLUVIAL SEQUENCES; VERTICAL SEPARATIONS;

DEPOSITS;

CENOZOIC; DATA; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; TERRACE; UPLIFT;

EID: 36749083435     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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