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Passive continental margins: A review
Author(s) -
Pitman Walter C.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg021i006p01520
Subject(s) - continental margin , geology , history , paleontology , tectonics
This appears to be the first U.S. I.U.G.G. quadrennial report on passive continental margins. For this reason alone a systematic review of all of the noteworthy literature would be voluminous. In addition very significant advances have been made during the past several years toward understanding the major stages of evolution of these margins. For these reasons this review will focus on these advances, the various analyses that led up to them and their consequences.