Tree-ring reconstruction of high-magnitude snow avalanches in the northern Gaspé Peninsula, Québec, Canada

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 555-564

  Dubé, Simon ^a   Filion, Louise ^a   Hétu, Bernard ^b  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY;

CANADA; GASPE PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

GASPE;

EID: 15044359875     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2004)036[0555:TROHSA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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