Geomorphology, sedimentology and minimum exposure ages of streamlined subglacial landforms in the NW Himalaya, India

Boreas

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 284-303

  Saha, Sourav ^a   Sharma, Milap C ^b   Murari, Madhav K ^c   Owen, Lewis A ^a   Caffee, Marc W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUMLIN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

EID: 84961211062     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bor.12153     Document Type: Article

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