Sedimentary architecture of the Santo André transverse dunes (Portugal) interpreted from Ground-Penetrating Radar

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 64, 2011, Pages 303-307

  Ramos, R ^a   Freitas, M C ^a   Bristow, C S ^b   Andrade, C ^a   Hermozilha, H ^c   Grangeia, C ^c   Senos Matias, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal dunes; GPR profiles; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; BOREHOLE; COASTAL ZONE; CORE ANALYSIS; DUNE; GRAIN SIZE; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; PLEISTOCENE; STABILIZATION; STRATIFICATION; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER TABLE;

BRAZIL; SANTO ANDRE; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

EID: 84857393252     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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