Late Quaternary Glaciation of Northern Pakistan

Developments in Quaternary Science

Volumn 15, Issue , 2011, Pages 909-927

  Kamp, Ulrich ^a   Owen, Lewis A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Hindu kush; Karakoram; Pakistan; Quaternary glaciation; Western himalaya

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959841790     PISSN: 15710866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53447-7.00066-0     Document Type: Book

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