Late Quaternary drainage dynamics in northern Brazil based on the study of a large paleochannel from southwestern Marajó Island
Marajó Island shows an abundance of paleochannels easily mapped in its eastern portion, where vegetation consists mostly of savannas. SRTM data make possible to recognize paleochannels also in western Marajó, even considering the dense forest cover. A well preserved paleodrainage network from the ad...
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Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Ciências
2008-09-01
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Series: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652008000300017 |