General form and age of the denudation system of the himalaya

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Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 231-236

  Friend, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Continental collision; Denudation; Foreland basin; Himalayas; Orogeny; River valleys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000316686     PISSN: 11035897     EISSN: 20000863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11035899801202231     Document Type: Article

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