Descent into the Icehouse

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-192

  Thomas, Ellen ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; ICE SHEET;

EID: 44449125181     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/focus022008.1     Document Type: Article

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