Quaternary glacial geomorphology and glaciations of Kongur Mountain, eastern Pamir, China

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 591-602

  Wang, Jie ^a   Zhou, Shang Zhe ^b   Zhao, Jing Dong ^c   Zheng, Jing Xiong ^b   Guo, Xiang Zhong ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences ^*  (China)

Author keywords

ESR dating; Glacial geomorphology; Hummocky moraine; Kongur Mountain; Quaternary glaciation

Indexed keywords

ESR DATING; GLACIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HUMMOCKY MORAINES; KONGUR MOUNTAIN; QUATERNARY GLACIATION;

DEPOSITS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GERMANIUM; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; OXYGEN; QUARTZ;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE DATING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL LANDFORM; GLACIATION; MORAINE; QUATERNARY;

CHINA; KONGUR MOUNTAIN; PAMIRS; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 79953718342     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-010-4165-y     Document Type: Article

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