Equilibrium-line altitudes during the Last Glacial Maximum across the Brooks Range, Alaska

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 20, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 821-838

  Balascio, Nicholas L ^a   Kaufman, Darrell S ^a   Manley, William F ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Brooks Range; Equilibrium line altitude; Last Glacial Maximum

Indexed keywords

EQUILIBRIUM LINE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE MARGIN; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM;

EID: 29744453119     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.980     Document Type: Article

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