Using airborne geophysics to define the 3D distribution and landscape evolution of Quaternary valley-fill deposits around the Jamestown area, South Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Wilford, J ^a  

^a Geoscience Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Gamma ray spectrometry; Geophysics; Landscape evolution; Regolith; Valley deposits

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350478834     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090902871119     Document Type: Article

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