Quaternary erosion-induced isostatic rebound in the western Alps: Comment

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Westaway, Rob ^a   Bridgland, David ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIOISOSTASY; INDUCED SEISMICITY; ISOSTASY; QUATERNARY;

ALPS; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 84871055751     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24664C.1     Document Type: Note

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