Developing a post-fire flood chronology and recurrence probability from alluvial stratigraphy in the Buffalo Creek watershed, Colorado, USA

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 15, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 3039-3051

  Elliott, John G ^a   Parker, R S ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronology; Erosion; Flood; Forest fire; Recurrence; Sedimentation; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PROBABILITY; STRATIGRAPHY;

FLOOD CHRONOLOGY;

WATERSHEDS;

DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FOREST FIRE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; STRATIGRAPHY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035975976     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.390     Document Type: Article

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