Models of mantle convection incorporating plate tectonics: The Australian region since the cretaceous

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 121, Issue , 2000, Pages 211-238

  Gurnis, Michael ^a   Moresi, Louis ^b   Müller, R Dietmar ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 75749087338     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM121p0211     Document Type: Chapter

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