Holocene evolution of a languedocian lagoonal environment controlled by inherited coastal morphology (northern Gulf of lions, france)

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-224

  Raynal, Olivier ^a   Bouchette, Frédéric ^a,c   Certain, Raphaël ^b   Sabatier, Pierre ^a   Lofi, Johanna ^a   Seranne, Michel ^a   Dezileau, Laurent ^a   Briqueu, Louis ^a   Ferrer, Pierre ^b   Courp, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Holocene; Incised valley; Lagoonal environment. wave driven littoral; Post glacial deposits. gulf of lions; Transgression

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC SEDIMENT; COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL LAGOON; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; HYDRODYNAMICS; INCISED VALLEY; SEDIMENTATION; TRANSGRESSION;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 77951632714     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.181.2.211     Document Type: Article

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