A marine geophysical survey illustrates Alexandria's Hellenistic past

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 191-212

  Chalari, A ^a   Papatheodorou, G ^a   Geraga, M ^a   Christodoulou, D ^a   Ferentinos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alexandria; Coastal palaeogeography; Geophysical survey; Relative sea level

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BREAKWATER; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL PROTECTION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; RECONSTRUCTION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE CHANGE; SIDESCAN SONAR; SUBSIDENCE; WATER DEPTH;

ALEXANDRIA [EGYPT]; EASTERN HARBOUR; EGYPT; PHAROS;

EID: 85059337418     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0372-8854/2009/0053s1-0191     Document Type: Conference Paper

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