A numerical evolutionary model of interacting continents floating on a spherical Earth

Russian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-95

  Trubitsyn, V P ^a   Rykov, V V ^a  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 55649122685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16811208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2205/2001ES000057     Document Type: Article

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