Wind-formed gravel bed forms, Wright Valley, Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Gillies, John A ^a   Nickling, William G ^b   Tilson, Michael ^b   Furtak Cole, Eden ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 84868328002     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JF002378     Document Type: Article

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