Evidence for cirque glaciation in the Colorado Front Range during the Younger Dryas chronozone

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

MENOUNOS, B.

Inst. Artic and Alpine Research, Dep. Geography, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, Etats-Unis

Description :
The AA. present evidence that indicates a limited advance of alpine glaciers occured in the Colorado Front Range Mountains during the Younger Dryas Chron. Sky Pond was selected for this study because it is situated directly downvalley from a moraine with relative-age features similar to those of early Holocene to late Pleistocene glacial landforms in the Colorado Front Range.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research, issn : 0033-5894, 1997, vol. 48, n°. 1, p. 38-47, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 60 ref.

Date :
1997

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, San Diego, CA, Elsevier

Langue :
Anglais