Mass transfer between eastern Tien Shan and adjacent basins (central Asia): Constraints on regional tectonics and topography

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-17

  Métivier, François ^a   Gaudemer, Yves ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Sedimentary basins; Tien Shan

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

CHINA, XINJIANG, TIEN SHAN; KYRGYZ REPUBLIC, TIEN SHAN;

EID: 0030970470     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1997.tb04068.x     Document Type: Article

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