Dendrochronological study of the Canal del Roc Roig avalanche path: First results of the Aludex project in the Pyrenees

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2004, Pages 173-179

  Muntán, Elena ^a,b   Andreu, Laia ^a   Oller, Pere ^b   Gutiérrez, Emilia ^a   Martínez, Pere ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Cartographic Institute of Catalonia ICC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; DEBRIS FLOW; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; HISTORICAL RECORD; NATURAL HAZARD;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES; WORLD;

EID: 15444366130     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756404781815077     Document Type: Article

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