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The Evolution of the Rocky Mountain Glacial Model

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Glacial Geomorphology

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“Buffalo”, Bull Lake, Pinedale; Temple Lake and Gannett Peak-Wyoming’s glacial geomorphology provides a scheme, derived largely from and near the Wind River Mountains, that is now used far beyond the provincial boundaries of the state. Although basically sound, existing controversy suggests a current need for evaluation of this chronological model, whose history gives a nice example of the nature of scientific work.

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Mears, B. (1982). The Evolution of the Rocky Mountain Glacial Model. In: Coates, D.R. (eds) Glacial Geomorphology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6491-7_1

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