Snow avalanche deposits in the French Alps: Geometry, sedimentology and geodynamic since the Little Ice Age;Depots d'avalanches dans les Alpes Francaises: Geometrie, sedimentologie et geodynamique depuis le petit age glaciaire

Geographie Physique et Quaternaire

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-209

  Jomelli, Vincent ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; GEODYNAMICS; LITTLE ICE AGE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SNOW;

ALPS; FRANCE;

EID: 0033498668     PISSN: 07057199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/004883ar     Document Type: Article

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