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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
An International Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia
Volume 54, 2007 - Issue 4
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GPS-derived crustal deformation in southwestern China

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Pages 521-529 | Received 23 Aug 2005, Published online: 18 Jun 2007

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