The Quaternary glacial history of the Zanskar Range, north-west Indian Himalaya

Quaternary International

Volumn 65-66, Issue , 2000, Pages 81-99

  Taylor, Peter J ^a   Mitchell, Wishart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL HISTORY; GLACIAL LANDFORM; QUATERNARY;

INDIA;

EID: 0034032499     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-6182(99)00038-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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