Effects of recent anthropogenic activities on the surface deposits of Kuwait

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 665-691

  Al Hurban, Adeeba E ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Coastal; Degradation; Desert; Geomorphology; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895074366     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-013-0866-9     Document Type: Article

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