Grain size distribution analysis of sediments containing Younger Toba tephra from Ghoghara, Middle Son valley, India

Quaternary International

Volumn 258, Issue , 2012, Pages 180-190

  Lewis, Laura ^a   Ditchfield, Peter ^a   Pal, J N ^b   Petraglia, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE; RECONSTRUCTION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATIGRAPHY; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIA; SON VALLEY; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 84859267325     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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