Palaeoslopes of weichselian sand-bed braided rivers in the Toruń Basin (Poland): Results of a palaeohydraulic analysis

Geologos

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 227-238

  Weckwerth, Piotr ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Central Poland; Palaeoslope; River terraces; Sand bed braided river; Shields parameter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855600672     PISSN: 14268981     EISSN: 20806574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10118-011-0013-6     Document Type: Article

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