An Early Triassic evolving erg system (Iberian Chain, NE Spain): Palaeoclimate implications

Terra Nova

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 76-84

  Soria, Ana R ^a   Liesa, Carlos L ^a   Rodríguez López, Juan Pedro ^b   Meléndez, Nieves ^b   de Boer, Poppe L ^c   Meléndez, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DUNE FIELD; PALEOCLIMATE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TRIASSIC;

IBERIAN CORDILLERA; SPAIN;

EID: 79952578292     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2011.00986.x     Document Type: Article

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