The late Holocene sediment infilling and beach barrier dynamics of the Thau lagoon (gulf of lions, Mediterranean sea, se France)

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-209

  Ferrer, Pierre ^a   Benabdellouahed, Massinissa ^b   Certain, Raphaël ^a   Tessier, Bernadette ^b   Barusseau, Jean Paul ^a   Bouchette, Frédéric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Barrier island; Sandy spit; Sediment supply

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; CLIMATE VARIATION; COASTAL LAGOON; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; INFILL; PALEOCLIMATE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 77951634556     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.181.2.197     Document Type: Article

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