Inactive and relict rock glaciers of the Deboullie Lakes Ecological Reserve, northern Maine, USA

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 773-784

  Putnam, Aaron E ^a   Putnam, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateglacial; New England; Permafrost; Rock glacier; Talus

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; LATE GLACIAL; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; POSTGLACIAL; ROCK GLACIER; TALUS; YOUNGER DRYAS;

CANADA; MAINE; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350158422     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1252     Document Type: Article

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