Numerical modeling of cosmogenic déglaciation records, Front Range and San Juan mountains, Colorado

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Ward, Dylan J ^a   Anderson, Robert S ^a   Guido, Zackry S ^a   Briner, Jason P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BEDROCK; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DEGLACIATION; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIER RETREAT; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; VALLEY;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349487068     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JF001057     Document Type: Article

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