Chronology of the last glacial maximum in the upper Bear River Basin, Utah

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 537-548

  Laabs, Benjamin J C ^a,g   Munroe, Jeffrey S ^b   Rosenbaum, Joseph G ^c   Refsnider, Kurt A ^d   Mickelson, David M ^e   Singer, Bradley S ^e   Caffee, Marc W ^f  

^a GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CHRONOLOGY; DATING METHOD; DEGLACIATION; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; ICE FIELD; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MORAINE;

BEAR LAKE; BEAR RIVER; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UINTA MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; UTAH; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 36448937434     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(06-089)[LAABS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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