Paleo-Tsunami deposits on the Red Sea beach, Egypt

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-197

  Salem, El Sayed Mohamed ^a  

^a Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Landslide; Liquefaction; Paleo earthqukes; Tsunami waves

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 82555184339     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-008-0027-8     Document Type: Article

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