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Himalayan And Trans-Himalayan Glacier Fluctuations And The South Asian Monsoon Record, Paul Andrew Mayewski, Gerard P. Pregent, Peter A. Jeschke, Naseeruddin Ahmad
Himalayan And Trans-Himalayan Glacier Fluctuations And The South Asian Monsoon Record, Paul Andrew Mayewski, Gerard P. Pregent, Peter A. Jeschke, Naseeruddin Ahmad
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Termini fluctuations for glaciers in the Himalayas and Trans-Himalayas are examined for the period AD 1850 to 1960. This period can be characterized as one of general retreat. Differentiation by geographic subdivision, however, reveals that Himalayan glaciers (best exemplified in Lahaul-Spiti, Kolahoi, Nanga Parbat, and Garwhal) show consistent retreat throughout the period, while Trans-Himalayan glaciers (best exemplified on the north side of the Karakoram and in Batura Mustagh and Rakaposhi-Haramosh) deviate from this pattern by displaying a major period of advance from AD 1890 to 1910. Although no apparent relationship exists between the magnitude of termini advances and glacier lengths, …
An Example Of Eskers Formed In Stagnant Ice, David H. Coupland, Paul Andrew Mayewski
An Example Of Eskers Formed In Stagnant Ice, David H. Coupland, Paul Andrew Mayewski
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Study of stratified glacial deposits near Farmington, New Hampshire reveals that the retreat of Late Wisconsin ice in this area proceeded by means of ice-marginal stagnation. Eskers in t his area were formed within localized ice masses a t or near the base of thin ice by streams which had dendritic patterns and were subaerially exposed.
Characteristics And Significance Of Rock Glaciers In Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica, Paul Andrew Mayewski, Jon Hassinger
Characteristics And Significance Of Rock Glaciers In Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica, Paul Andrew Mayewski, Jon Hassinger
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[From the introduction] Rock glaciers, large-scale masses of frozen debris...form a group of features that, because of their dependence on temperature and precipitation, can be used as monitors of climatic change.