Effect of Alpine glaciation on thermochronometer age-elevation profiles

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Densmore, Mathew S ^a   Ehlers, Todd A ^a   Woodsworth, Glenn J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CHRONOMETERS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

FISSION TRACK; GLACIAL EROSION; THERMOMCHRONOMETERS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

EROSION RATE; FISSION TRACK DATING; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; VALLEY GLACIER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; COAST MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548031138     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028371     Document Type: Article

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