Erosional history of the Himalayan and Burman ranges during the last two glacial-interglacial cycles

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 647-660

  Colin, C ^a   Turpin, L ^b   Bertaux, J ^c   Desprairies, A ^a   Kissel, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Burman ranges; Deep sea sedimentation; Erosion; Himalayas; Monsoons

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; EROSION; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; MONSOON; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTATION;

ASIA;

EID: 0033618943     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00184-3     Document Type: Article

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