The glacial history of landscape in the Batura Muztagh, NW Karakoram

GeoJournal

Volumn 63, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 49-90

  Meiners, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bar Valley; Batura; Glacial history; Karakorum; Late glacial; Lateral moraine; Neoglacial period

Indexed keywords

BAR VALLEY; BATURA; GLACIAL HISTORY; KARAKORUM; LATE GLACIAL; LATERAL MORAINE; NEOGLACIAL PERIOD;

DEBRIS; GLACIERS; LANDFORMS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 70349286662     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-005-2396-9     Document Type: Article

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