Use of soils to identify glacial deposits of various ages east of Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S.A.

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 179-188

  Karlstrom, Eric T ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; GLACIER; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

AGE DETERMINATION; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; PEDOGENESIS; SOIL ANALYSIS;

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034098276     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552449     Document Type: Article

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