Relative dating of Quaternary moraines, Rongbuk Valley, Mount Everest, Tibet : implications for an ice sheet on the Tibetan Plateau in XIII INQUA Congress issue.

Auteurs :
BURBANK, D. W.
KANG JIAN CHENG,

Description :
Relative-dating studies applied to high-altitude moraines (5 000-5 500 m) in the Rongbuk valley on the northern flank of Mt. Everest reveal strong contrasts in the weathering characteristics of the boulders exposed along moraine crests. These differences serve to define three intervals of major Pleistocene glaciation that, on the basis of the degree of weathering, are interpreted to extend back to at least the penultimate glaciation and probably encompass at least one still older glaciation.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research, issn : 0033-5894, 1991, vol. 36, n°. 1, p. 1-18, Références bibliographiques : 37 réf.

Date :
1991

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