Periglacial features and landforms of the Delmarva Peninsula

Southeastern Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-94

  Losco, Russell L ^a   Stephens, William ^b   Helmke, Martin F ^c  

^a Lanchester Soil Consultants Inc   (United States)

^b Stephens Environmental Consulting Inc   (United States)

^c WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL LANDFORM; LANDFORM; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; PALEOTOPOGRAPHY; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

DELMARVA PENINSULA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77953507342     PISSN: 00383678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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