Introduction to TETHYS-an interdisciplinary GIS database for studying continental collisions

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 613-625

  Khan, S D ^a   Flower, M F J ^b   Sultan, M I ^c   Sandvol, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental collision; Remote sensing; TETHYS

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DATABASE; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; TETHYS;

EID: 33745016647     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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