Computer-aided paleogeographic reconstructions

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-267

  Schettino, Antonio ^a  

^a 22055 ^*  (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0031695895     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(97)00128-3     Document Type: Article

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