Chronology and climatic implications of Late Quaternary glaciations in the Goriganga valley, central Himalaya, India

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 73, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-76

  Nawaz Ali, S ^a   Biswas, R H ^a   Shukla, A D ^a   Juyal, N ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Central Himalaya; Late Quaternary glaciations; Mid latitude westerlies; Optical dating; Outwash terraces

Indexed keywords

HIMALAYAS; LATE QUATERNARY; MID-LATITUDE WESTERLIES; OPTICAL DATING; OUTWASH TERRACES;

LANDFORMS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

DATING METHOD; DIAMICTITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MORAINE; OUTWASH; PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY; TERRACE; WESTERLY;

GORI VALLEY; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 84879293779     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.05.016     Document Type: Article

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