The altitudinal organisation of Karakoram geomorphic processes and depositional environments in Quaternary of the Karakoram and Himalaya.

Auteurs :
HEWITT, K.
DERBYSHIRE, E.

Description :
The main aim of this paper is to examine geomorphic activity in the central Karakoram, between 3 000 and 6 000 m, where precipitation seasonally released meltwaters and freeze-thaw cycles are relatively abundant. Glacier ablation zones compose a large fraction of the area.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. Supplementband, issn : 0044-2798, 1989, n°. 76, p. 9-32, Références bibliographiques : 48 réf.

Date :
1989

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Berlin ; Stuttgart, Borntraeger