Would tree ring data of Betula utilis be potential for the analysis of Himalayan glacial fluctuations?

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 754-761

  Bhattacharyya, Amalava ^a   Shah, Santosh K ^a   Chaudhary, Vandana ^a,b  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

^b DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Betula utilis; Gangotri glacier; Glacial fluctuations; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

BETULA UTILIS;

EID: 33750047480     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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