Geomorphological investigation and monitoring of lateral spreading along the north-west coast of Malta

Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-180

  Magri, Odette ^a   Mantovani, Matteo ^b   Pasuto, Alessandro ^b   Soldati, Mauro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal landslides; GPS monitoring; Lateral spreading; Malta

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FAULTING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GPS; INFILTRATION; INSTALLATION; LANDSLIDE; LIMESTONE; MONITORING; RAINFALL; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SURVEY; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MALTA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 59049105202     PISSN: 03919838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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