Large-scale karst subsidence and accelerated fluvial aggradation during MIS6 in NE Spain: Climatic and paleohydrological implications

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 19-20, 2010, Pages 2694-2704

  Benito, G ^a   Sancho, C ^b   Pena J L ^b   Machado, M J ^a   Rhodes, E J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS; ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS; BEDROCK DISSOLUTION; DISCRETE TIME; EBRO BASIN; EVAPORITES; FLUVIAL SYSTEMS; GLACIAL ACTIVITY; GROUND-WATER CIRCULATION; HEINRICH EVENTS; KARSTIC; LONG LASTING; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; RIVER ADJUSTMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; STUDY CASE; TERRACE FORMATIONS; VALLEY SLOPES; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

DISSOLUTION; GALLIUM; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; LANDFORMS; LUMINESCENCE; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SURFACE DISCHARGES;

SUBSIDENCE;

AGGRADATION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BEDROCK; EVAPORITE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HEINRICH EVENT; KARST; LUMINESCENCE; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOKARST; PALEOSALINITY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SUBSIDENCE;

ARAGON; GALLEGO RIVER; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST); SPAIN;

EID: 77955557626     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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