Assessing the accuracy of paleohydrologic indicators, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1091-1102

  Fanok, Susan Fuertsch ^a   Wohl, Ellen E ^b  

^a Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Botanical flood indicators; Historical flood indicators; Paleofloods

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS);

BOTANICAL FLOOD INDICATORS; HISTORICAL FLOOD INDICATORS; PALEOFLOODS;

FLOOD CONTROL;

DATA ACCURACY; FLOOD HISTORY; PALAEOFLOOD; PALAEOHYDROLOGY;

HARPERS FERRY; USA; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 0031257747     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1997.tb04127.x     Document Type: Article

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