Timing of Late Quaternary glaciations in the Himalayas of northern Pakistan

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 283-297

  Richards, Benedict W ^a   Owen, Lewis A ^b   Rhodes, Edward J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaciogenic sediments; Himalayas; Moraines; Optically stimulated luminescence dating; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MORAINE; OPTICAL METHOD; QUATERNARY;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0034119540     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(200003)15:3<283::AID-JQS525>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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