Crustal anisotropy and differential uplift: their role in long-term landform development

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 162, Issue , 1999, Pages 65-74

  Battiau Queney, Y ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; CRUST; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; NEOTECTONICS; TECTONICS; UPLIFT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033382838     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.162.01.05     Document Type: Article

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