Holocene sedimentary sources in southern Lebanon, Eastern Mediterranean

Quaternary International

Volumn 266, Issue , 2012, Pages 105-116

  Marriner, N ^a   Morhange, C ^a   Borschneck, D ^a   Flaux, C ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CLAY MINERAL; DEPOSITION; HOLOCENE; INFILL; MINERALOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATERSHED;

LEBANON; LIBAN SUD; LITANI RIVER; TYRE;

TYRIA;

EID: 84862555001     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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