The Quaternary glacial history of Nanga Parbat

Quaternary International

Volumn 65-66, Issue , 2000, Pages 63-79

  A Owen, Lewis ^a   Scott, Christine H ^b   Derbyshire, Edward ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL HISTORY; GLACIAL LANDFORM; QUATERNARY;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0034074566     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-6182(99)00037-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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