Quaternary glaciations of the Rongbuk Valley, Tibet

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 267-280

  Mann, Daniel H ^a   Sletten, Ronald S ^b   Reanier, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Glacial geology; Himalaya; Palaeosnowlines; Soils

Indexed keywords

ELA; GLACIATION; ICE SHEET; LITTLE ICE AGE; MONSOON; PALAEOSNOWLINE; UPLIFT;

CHINA, TIBET, RONGBUK VALLEY;

EID: 0030440519     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199607/08)11:4<267::AID-JQS242>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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