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We define new distortion quantities for diffeomorphisms of the
Euclidean plane and
study their properties. In particular, we obtain composition rules
for these quantities analogous to standard rules for maps of an
interval. Our results apply to maps with unbounded derivatives and
have important applications in the theory of SRB measures for surface
diffeomorphisms.