Dynamics of sedimentary environments in the accelerated siltation of a reservoir: The case of Alhama de Granada, southern Spain

Environmental Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1353-1369

  Viseras, César ^a   Fernández, Juan ^a   García García, Fernando ^b   Soria, Jesús M ^c   Calvache, María Luisa ^a   Jáuregui, Pedro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accelerated siltation; Betic Cordillera; Delta sedimentation; Ground Penetrating Radar; Stratal growth pattern

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); GROWTH RATE; LITHOLOGY; PETROLOGY; RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

ACCELERATED SILTATION; BETIC CORDILLERA; DELTA SEDIMENTATION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; STRATAL GROWTH PATTERN;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

ACCRETION; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LITHOFACIES; LITHOLOGY; RESERVOIR; SILTATION;

ALHAMA DE GRANADA; ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 58849146658     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1231-2     Document Type: Article

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