Reconstructing migration phases of meandering channels by means of ground-penetrating radar (GPR): The case of the Obra River, Poland

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1262-1278

  Słowik, Marcin ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alluvial deposits; Ground penetrating radar (GPR) method; Lithofacies; Obra River

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ANTENNA; CORRELATION; FILL; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LITHOFACIES; MEANDER; NINETEENTH CENTURY; RECONSTRUCTION; RIVER CHANNEL; SAND; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

LUBUSKIE; OBRA RIVER; POLAND;

EID: 80052636153     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-011-0420-x     Document Type: Article

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