Icefield Ranges Research Project: Scientific Results, Volume 1Vivian C. Bushnell, Richard H. Ragle American Geographical Society, 1969 - Geology St. Elias Mountains, Yukon Territory. Papers on surging glaciers and of general interest in physical and biological sciences. Some published previously. |
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The Icefield Ranges Research Project by Walter A Wood | 3 |
Exploration Meteorology in the St Elias Mountains | 17 |
Summer Temperature Relationships Along a Transect in the St Elias Mountains | 23 |
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