Origin of a bouldery diamiction, Kunlun pass, Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, People's Republic of China: gelifluction deposit or rock glacier?

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 943-952

  Harris, Stuart A ^a   Zhijiu, Cui ^b   Guodong, Cheng ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMICTON; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; PERIGLACIAL PROCESS;

CHINA;

EID: 0032428229     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199810)23:10<943::AID-ESP913>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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