Textural variations within different representative types of dune sediments in kuwait

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-31

  Al Dousari, A M ^a   Al Enezi, A K ^a   Al Awadhi, J ^b  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Aeolian sediments; Barchan; Climbing dune; Falling dune; Kuwait; Nabkha

Indexed keywords

BARCHAN; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; HISTOGRAM; SEDIMENT CORE; TEXTURE;

IRAQ; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84895072781     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-008-0002-4     Document Type: Article

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