Glaciers and climate in Pacific Far NE Russia during the Last Glacial Maximum

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-237

  Barr, Iestyn D ^a   Clark, Chris D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equilibrium line altitude; Glaciers; Last Glacial Maximum; NE Russia; Palaeoclimate

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GLACIATION; GLACIER; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE SHEET; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MORAINE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

CHUKCHI; KAMCHATKA; PEKULNEY RANGE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SREDINNYI RANGE;

EID: 79951987975     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1450     Document Type: Article

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