Quaternary moraines vs catastrophic rock avalanches in the Karakoram Himalaya, Northern Pakistan

Quaternary Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 220-237

  Hewitt, Kenneth ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Albert Heim; Baltistan; Diamictons; Eric Norin; Giotto Dainelli; Karakoram Himalaya; Landslides; Natural dams; Quaternary glaciations; Rock avalanches; Supraglacial debris; Upper Indus Basin

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MORAINE; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

KARAKORAM HIMALAYA; PAKISTAN;

EID: 0032826820     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1999.2033     Document Type: Article

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