Influence of inherited topography on the Holocene sedimentary evolution of coastal systems: An example from Arno coastal plain (Tuscany, Italy)

Geomorphology

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 117-128

  Rossi, Veronica ^a   Amorosi, Alessandro ^a   Sarti, Giovanni ^b   Potenza, Miriam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arno incised valley; Compaction; Holocene; Inherited topography; Stratigraphic marker

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PLAIN; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COMPACTION; HOLOCENE; LAGOON; LAST GLACIAL; MICROFOSSIL; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ARNO RIVER; ITALY; TUSCANY;

EID: 80053600387     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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