Fission-track thermochronology of the middle aegean island bridge - implications for neogene geomorphology and palaeogeography;Spaltspuren-thermochronologie der mittelägäischen inselbrücke - ein beitrag zur kenntnis der geomorphologischen und paläogeografi schen entwicklung während des neogens

Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Geowissenschaften

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 495-512

  Hejl, Ewald ^a   de Grave, Johan ^b   Riedl, Helmut ^a   Weingartner, Herbert ^a   van den Haute, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aegean sea; Cyclades; Fission track dating; Geomorphology; Palaeo climate; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955585808     PISSN: 18601804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1860-1804/2008/0159-0495     Document Type: Article

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