First evidence of accumulation of mega boulders on the Mediterranean rocky coast of Provence (southern France)

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 905-914

  Vella, C ^a   Demory, F ^a   Canut, V ^a   Dussouillez, P ^a   Fleury, T J ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOULDER; RADIOCARBON DATING; STORM; TSUNAMI; WAVE GENERATION; WESTERLY;

GULF OF FOS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 79953091004     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-905-2011     Document Type: Article

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