Quaternary evolution of the Southern Apennines coastal plains: A review

Geologica Carpathica

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 43-56

  Santangelo, Nicoletta ^a   Romano, Paola ^a   Ascione, Alessandra ^a   Russo Ermolli, Elda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Campania Plain; palaeogeography; Pleistocene Holocene; Sele Plain; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; BACKARC BASIN; CAMPANIAN; COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL PLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TORTONIAN; VOLCANISM;

APENNINES; CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY; SALERNO; SELE PLAIN;

EID: 85014730346     PISSN: 13350552     EISSN: 13368052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/geoca-2017-0004     Document Type: Review

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