The interaction between geological structure and global tectonics in multistoreyed landscape development: a denudation chronology of the South Indian Shield

Basin Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 281-310

  Gunnell, Yanni ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENUDATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; TECTONICS;

INDIA;

EID: 0032433996     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2117.1998.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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