Tide-dominated deltas

Principles of Tidal Sedimentology

Volumn 9789400701236, Issue , 2012, Pages 129-149

  Goodbred, Steven L ^a   Saito, Yoshiki ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

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EID: 84930897103     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0123-6_7     Document Type: Chapter

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