Inland propagation of erosional escarpments and river profile evolution across the southeast Australian passive continental margin

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 107, Issue , 1998, Pages 189-206

  Weissel, Jeffrey K ^a   Seidl, Michele A ^b,c  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS   (United States)

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EID: 84902362749     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM107p0189     Document Type: Chapter

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