REDBACK: Open-source software for efficient noise-reduction in plate kinematic reconstructions

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REDBACK: Open-source software for efficient noise-reduction in plate kinematic reconstructions. / Iaffaldano, Giampiero; Hawkins, R.; Bodin, T.; Sambridge, M.

In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Vol. 15, No. 4, 04.2014, p. 1663-1670.

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Iaffaldano, G, Hawkins, R, Bodin, T & Sambridge, M 2014, 'REDBACK: Open-source software for efficient noise-reduction in plate kinematic reconstructions', Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 1663-1670. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GC005309

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Iaffaldano, G., Hawkins, R., Bodin, T., & Sambridge, M. (2014). REDBACK: Open-source software for efficient noise-reduction in plate kinematic reconstructions. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15(4), 1663-1670. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GC005309

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Iaffaldano G, Hawkins R, Bodin T, Sambridge M. REDBACK: Open-source software for efficient noise-reduction in plate kinematic reconstructions. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 2014 Apr;15(4):1663-1670. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GC005309

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Iaffaldano, Giampiero ; Hawkins, R. ; Bodin, T. ; Sambridge, M. / REDBACK: Open-source software for efficient noise-reduction in plate kinematic reconstructions. In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 2014 ; Vol. 15, No. 4. pp. 1663-1670.

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