Estimating palaeowind strength from beach deposits

Sedimentology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 565-577

  Adams, Kenneth D ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaches; Lake Lahontan; Palaeolakes; Palaeowind; Waves

Indexed keywords

BEACH; LAKE LEVEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84925241708     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.2003.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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