Slope tectonics: A short introduction

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 351, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-10

  Jaboyedoff, Michel ^a   Crosta, Giovanni B ^b   Stead, Doug ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SLOPE STABILITY; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 80052882648     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP351.1     Document Type: Article

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