Recent advances and current problems in modelling surface processes and their interaction with crustal deformation

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 253, Issue , 2006, Pages 307-325

  Braun, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DEPOSITION; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 33646398311     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.253.01.16     Document Type: Article

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