Moraine chronosequence of the Donnelly Dome region, Alaska

Quaternary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-72

  Matmon, A ^a   Briner, J P ^b   Carver, G ^c   Bierman, P ^d   Finkel, R C ^e,f  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c CARVER GEOLOGIC Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Cosmogenic exposure ages; Delta; Donnelly; Moraines

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CHRONOSEQUENCE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; PUSH MORAINE; SYNCHRONY;

ALASKA; ALASKA RANGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954032403     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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