Testing the Neoproterozoic glacial models

Gondwana Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 573-574

  Meert, Joseph G ^a  

^a Department of Geological Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIOLOGY; MODELING; PROTEROZOIC; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 34248135997     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2006.11.002     Document Type: Letter

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