Quaternary glacial history of NW Garhwal, Central Himalayas

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 335-365

  Sharma, Milap Chand ^a   Owen, Lewis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; ELA; GLACIAL HISTORY; MORAINE; PARAGLACIAL FAN;

INDIA, HIMALAYAS, GARHWAL; INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, GARHWAL;

EID: 0030303479     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-3791(95)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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