An integrated thermomechanical model for transform continental margin evolution

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-30

  Gadd, S A ^a   Scrutton, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001848825     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007203     Document Type: Article

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