Denudation of small alpine basins, Nanga Parbat Himalaya, Pakistan

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-127

  Shroder Jr , John F ^a   Scheppy, Rebecca A ^b   Bishop, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DENUDATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT;

NANGA PARBAT HIMALAYA; PAKISTAN;

EID: 0032977678     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552600     Document Type: Article

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