Geomorphic effects of the extreme rainfall event of 20-21 July, 2004 in the Latnjavagge catchment, northern Swedish Lapland

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 409-419

  Beylich, Achim A ^a   Sandberg, Olga ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arctic; Mass transfers; Rare rainfall event; Recurrence interval; Sediment budget

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; EXTREME EVENT; LANDSLIDE; MASS TRANSFER; RAINFALL; SEDIMENT BUDGET;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; LAPLAND; WORLD;

EID: 26844460726     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.2005.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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