Bedrock Control on Glacial Limits: Examples from the Ladakh and Zanskar Ranges, North-Western Himalaya, India

Abstract In the north-western Himalaya, the distribution of modem glaciers and snowlines in the Ladakh and Zanskar Ranges adjacent to the Indus River valley suggests comparable climatic conditions prevail in the two ranges. Similarly, the positions of terminal moraines and reconstructed equilibrium-...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Burbank, Douglas W., Fort, Monique B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1985
Subjects:
Ela
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000006389
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000006389