Isostatic response and geomorphological evolution of the Nile valley during the Messinian salinity crisis

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-26

  Gargani, Julien ^a   Rigollet, Christophe ^b,c   Scarselli, Sonia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b GDF   (France)

^c BRGM   (France)

^d ESSO NORGE AS an ExxonMobil Subsidiary   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate; Erosion; Evaporites; River; Vertical movement

Indexed keywords

EROSION; EVAPORITE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; ISOSTASY; MESSINIAN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; UPLIFT; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

NILE VALLEY;

EID: 77949276148     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.181.1.19     Document Type: Article

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