Tephrochronological study in the quaternary Val d'Agri intermontane basin (Southern Apennines, Italy)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 173-187

  Zembo, Irene ^a   Vignola, Pietro ^b   Andò, Sergio ^c   Bersezio, Riccardo ^a,b   Vezzoli, Luigina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intermontane basins; Mediterranean volcanism; Quaternary; Tephrostratigraphy; Val d'Agri basin

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; DEPOSITION; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; PLEISTOCENE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; QUATERNARY; TEPHRA; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VOLCANIC ASH;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 79551589213     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-009-0501-x     Document Type: Article

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