The effects of late Alpine tectonics in the morphology of the Argentera Massif (Western Alps, Italy-France)

Quaternary International

Volumn 101-102, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 191-201

  Musumeci, Giovanni ^a   Ribolini, Adriano ^a   Spagnolo, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; CENOZOIC; GEOMORPHOLOGY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

FRANCE; ITALY;

EID: 0037284541     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-6182(02)00101-5     Document Type: Article

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