Old ice in rock glaciers may provide long-term climate records

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Volumn 77, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 217-222

  Clark, Douglas H ^a   Steig, Eric J ^b   Potter Jr , Noel ^c   Fitzpatrick, Joan ^d   Updike, Arika B ^c   Clark, G Michael ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE CORE; PALAEOCLIMATE; PERMAFROST; POLAR REGION; ROCK GLACIER;

USA, WYOMING, ROCKY MOUNTAINS, ABSAROKA RANGE;

EID: 0030433669     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96EO00149     Document Type: Article

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