Three-dimensional numerical modeling of coarse-grained clastic deposition in sedimentary basins

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B8, 1999, Pages 17759-17780

  Ritchie, Bryan D ^a   Hardy, Stuart ^a   Gawthorpe, Rob L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CLASTIC SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 0001743798     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900170     Document Type: Article

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