Quaternary Glaciation of Northern India

Developments in Quaternary Science

Volumn 15, Issue , 2011, Pages 929-942

  Owen, Lewis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Himalaya; Kashmir; Ladakh; Lahul; Transhimalaya; Zanskar

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959822827     PISSN: 15710866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53447-7.00067-2     Document Type: Book

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