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Glacial geomorphology of the Altai and Western Sayan Mountains, Central Asia

Robin BlomdinDepartment of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA;Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jakob HeymanBolin Centre for Climate Research, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Arjen P. StroevenBolin Centre for Climate Research, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Clas HättestrandBolin Centre for Climate Research, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Jonathan M. HarborDepartment of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA;Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Natacha GribenskiBolin Centre for Climate Research, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Krister N. JanssonBolin Centre for Climate Research, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Dmitry A. PetrakovFaculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaView further author information
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Mikhail N. IvanovFaculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaView further author information
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Orkhonselenge AlexanderDepartment of Geography, School of Arts and Sciences, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaView further author information
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Alexei N. RudoyDepartment of Geology and Geography, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, RussiaView further author information
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Michael WaltherMongolian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Institute, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaView further author information
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Pages 123-136 | Received 21 Jun 2014, Accepted 21 Nov 2014, Published online: 11 Dec 2014

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