Chronology of the Late Quaternary glaciation around Badrinath (Upper Alaknanda Basin): Preliminary observations

Current Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-96

  Nainwal, H C ^a   Chaudhary, M ^a   Rana, N ^a   Negi, B D S ^a   Negi, R S ^a   Juyal, N ^b   Singhvi, A K ^b  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Late Quaternary glaciations; Optical dating; Periglacial features; Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547196892     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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