Towards defining the transition in style and timing of Quaternary glaciation between the monsoon-influenced Greater Himalaya and the semi-arid Transhimalaya of Northern India

Quaternary International

Volumn 236, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 21-33

  Hedrick, Kathryn A ^a   Seong, Yeong Bae ^b   Owen, Lewis A ^a   Caffee, Marc W ^c   Dietsch, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; BOULDER; CORRELATION; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIATION; GLACIER ADVANCE; HOLOCENE; ICE MARGIN; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; MONSOON; MORAINE; QUATERNARY; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; TRANSITION ZONE;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

EID: 79953690483     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.07.023     Document Type: Article

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