Influence of loss of gradient from postglacial uplift on Red River flood hazard, Manitoba, Canada

Holocene

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 347-352

  Brooks, Gregory R ^a   Thorleifson, L Harvey ^a,b   Lewis, C F Michael ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Minnesota Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Flood hazard; Flood modelling; Holocene; Isostatic rebound; Manitoba; Palaeohydrology; Red River

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; HOLOCENE; MODELING; POSTGLACIAL REBOUND; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UPLIFT;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; RED RIVER [MANITOBA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18844427856     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683605hl804rp     Document Type: Article

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