Pleistocene glaciations of the Rocky Mountains

Developments in Quaternary Science

Volumn 1, Issue C, 2003, Pages 63-76

  Pierce, Kenneth L ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956782335     PISSN: 15710866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-0866(03)01004-2     Document Type: Review

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