Late quaternary glacial stades in the Cordillera Central, Colombia, based on glacial geomorphology, tephra-soil stratigraphy, palynology, and radiocarbon dating

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 347-369

  Thouret, Jean Claude ^a,d,f   Van Der Hammen, Thomas ^b,e   Salomons, Barry ^b,e   Juvigné, Etienne ^c  

^a INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^e Tropenbos Araracuara   (Colombia)

^f CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Andean palaeoenvironments; Colombia; Cordillera Central; Glacial stades; Last glaciation; Mineralogy; Palynology; Radiocarbon dating; Tephra and soil stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

LANGAT VIRUS;

GLACIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; ICE COVER; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY; RADIOCARBON DATING; STRATIGRAPHY;

COLOMBIA, ANDES, CORDILLERA CENTRAL;

EID: 0031420735     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1417(199709/10)12:5<347::aid-jqs319>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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