Late Quaternary glaciation in the Cordillera Occidental, Central Andes (16 to 22°S)
Glacial geomorphology contains information about former climate which is required for modelling global climate change. Most peaks over 5500 m in the Cordillera Occidental show signs of former glaciation although few at present support perennial ice. Cirque headwalls, large sub-parallel lateral morai...
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University of Aberdeen
1998
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.287700 |