Quaternary glaciation of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 593-606

  Osmaston, Henry A ^a,b   Mitchell, Wishart A ^c   Osmaston, J A Nigel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Durham ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air photographs; Bale Mountains; Ethiopia; Glaciation; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; QUATERNARY;

AFRICA; BALE MOUNTAINS; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 21344459692     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.931     Document Type: Article

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