Sedimentology and Society

Understanding the societal impacts of, and improving resilience in response to Earth surface processes requires advancing and applying process sedimentology research in a wide range of environments. This means that these are exciting times for sedimentologists, as we have a growing range of tools, a...

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Other Authors: Owen, Amanda (Editor), Andrew Clare, Michael (Editor), Mauz, Barbara (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2020
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