Modeling mountain building and the seismic cycle in the Himalaya of Nepal

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B6, 2000, Pages 13389-13407

  Cattin, R ^a,b   Avouac, J P ^a  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OROGENY; SEISMICITY;

HIMALAYAS; NEPAL;

EID: 0034631203     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900032     Document Type: Article

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