Long-term flow measurements (1961-2002) of the Arapaho, Taylor, and Fair rock glaciers, Front Range, Colorado

Physical Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 313-336

  Janke, Jason R ^a  

^a The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow rates; Front Range; Rock glaciers

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; GLACIER FLOW; ROCK GLACIER;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31344450846     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.26.4.313     Document Type: Article

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