Late Quaternary in Highland Asia

Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 236-244

  Owen, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Altai; Glaciation; Himalaya; Late Quaternary; Pamir; Tibet; Tien Shan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959488096     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53643-3.00119-9     Document Type: Chapter

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