A biophysical model for the formation of late Pleistocene valley-fills in the arid flinders ranges of South Australia

South Australian Geographical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-14

  Williams, Martin A J ^a   Adamson, Donald A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; EVAPORATION; FLOODING; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LOESS; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PLEISTOCENE; RANGELAND; VALLEY FILL; WATER LEVEL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 69549086280     PISSN: 10300481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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