Late Glacial fluvial response of the Niers-Rhine (western Germany) to climate and vegetation change

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 377-394

  Kasse, C ^a   Hoek, W Z ^b   Bohncke, S J P ^a   Konert, M ^a   Weijers, J W H ^a   Cassee, M L ^a   van der Zee, R M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Channel abandonment; Channel pattern; Climate change; Fluvial response; Laacher See; Late Glacial; Niers Rhine

Indexed keywords

AVULSION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; FLUVIAL PROCESS; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; RHINE BASIN; WORLD;

EID: 19944412223     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.923     Document Type: Article

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