Effects of peat compaction on delta evolution: A review on processes, responses, measuring and modeling

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 35-51

  van Asselen, S ^a   Stouthamer, E ^a   van Asch, Th W J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

delta evolution; numerical compaction models; peat compaction; quantifying compaction

Indexed keywords

AVULSION; COMPACTION; DELTA; HOLOCENE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEAT SOIL; SOIL MECHANICS; SUBSIDENCE;

EID: 58149503752     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2008.11.001     Document Type: Review

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