The influence of climatic change on exposure surface development: A case study from the late Dinantian of England and Wales

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 107, Issue , 1996, Pages 281-301

  Vanstone, Simon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Enterprise House   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5244260319     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.107.01.20     Document Type: Article

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