Basin modelling: how well have we done?

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 141, Issue , 1998, Pages 1-14

  Waples, D W ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; FLUID FLOW; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 0032457195     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.141.01.01     Document Type: Article

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