Sedimentomorphic mapping of Jal Az-Zor escarpment, northern Kuwait, using GIS methods

Kuwait Journal of Science and Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-128

  Al Hurban, Adeeba Essa ^a   Hersi, Ahmed Abdi ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Aeolian; DEM; Escarpment; Geomorphology; GIS

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449704395     PISSN: 10248684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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