Mechanics and erosion of basement-cored uplift provinces

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Hilley, G E ^a   Blisniuk, P M ^b   Strecker, M R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; KINEMATICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; UPLIFT;

EID: 31544457874     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003704     Document Type: Article

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