Facies, age and controls on recent coastal sand dune evolution in North Norfolk, Eastern England

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 26, Issue SpecialIssue, 1998, Pages 154-161

  Knightt, J ^a   Orfordt, J D ^b   Wilson, P ^c   Wintle, A G ^c   Braley, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Little ice age. sea levei change; Storminess: irsl dates

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007297351     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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