Laurentide and montane glaciation along the Rocky Mountain Foothills of northeastern British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 445-457

  Bednarski, Jan M ^a   Smith, I Rod ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; ICE; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; TOPOGRAPHY;

GLACIATION; SURFICIAL GEOLOGY;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

CORDILLERAN ICE SHEET; GLACIATION; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; MONTANE FOREST; SEA LEVEL; WISCONSINAN;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 34447107431     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E06-095     Document Type: Article

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