Sea level changes and the continental freeboard concept: General principles and application to the Precambrian

Precambrian Research

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 143-154

  Eriksson, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crustal growth rates; Freeboard; Precambrian; Sea level; Supercontinents; Tectonism

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL FREEBOARD; PRECAMBRIAN; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONICS;

EID: 0033403606     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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