Large-scale relief development related to Quaternary tectonic uplift of a Proterozoic-Paleozoic basement: The Armorican Massif, NW France

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B8, 2000, Pages 19273-19288

  Bonnet, Stéphane ^a   Guillocheau, François ^a   Brun, Jean Pierre ^a   Van Den Driessche, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; QUATERNARY; RELIEF; UPLIFT;

ARMORICAN MASSIF; FRANCE;

EID: 0034632570     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900142     Document Type: Article

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