New findings concerning the Pleistocene Glaciation of the Leh Basin, Ladakh (34°03′ N/77°38′ E)

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 367-374

  Achenbach, Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Equilibrium line altitude; Former glaciation; Glacial geomorphology; High Asia; Last glacial period

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251605258     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-010-2027-x     Document Type: Article

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