A theoretical Markov chain model of the long term landform evolution

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 519-529

  Gournellos, Theodore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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Indexed keywords

LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MARKOV CHAIN; TECTONICS;

EID: 0031420761     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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