A dendrogeomorphological analysis of snow avalanches in the colorado front range, USA

Physical Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 502-515

  Rayback, Shelly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Avalanche; Colorado Front Range; Dendrogeomorphology

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SNOW;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032231763     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.1998.10642664     Document Type: Article

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