Dendrogeomorphological assessment of movement at Hilda rock glacier, Banff National Park, Canadian Rocky Mountains

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Bachrach, Taylor ^a   Jakobsen, Kaj ^a   Kinney, Jacquie ^a   Nishimura, Peter ^a   Reyes, Alberto ^a   Laroque, Colin P ^a   Smith, Dan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDROCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; ROCK GLACIER;

ALBERTA; BANFF NATIONAL PARK; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1842684713     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.2004.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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