Geomorphological evidences of post-LGM glacial advancements in the Himalaya: A study from Chorabari Glacier, Garhwal Himalaya, India

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 149-163

  Mehta, Manish ^a   Majeed, Zahid ^a   Dobhal, D P ^a   Srivastava, Pradeep ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chorabari Glacier; Equilibrium line altitude; Glacial advancements; Luminescence dating; NW Himalaya

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; EQUILIBRIUM LINE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIATION; GLACIER ADVANCE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REMOTE SENSING;

GARHWAL HIMALAYAS; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; MANDAKINI RIVER; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 84859612471     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-012-0155-0     Document Type: Article

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