Debris flow triggered by rapid snowmelt: A case study in the Gleidarhjalli area, northwestern Iceland

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 487-500

  Decaulne, Armelle ^a,b   Sæmundsson, Porsteinn ^a   Pétursson, Oddur ^c  

^a Natural Research Centre of Northwest Iceland   (Iceland)

^b Laboratoire de geographie physique et environnementale Clermont Ferrand   (France)

^c ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Debris flows; Geomorphic impact; Lichenometry; Northwestern Iceland; Rapid snowmelt

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; DEBRIS FLOW; LICHENOMETRY; SNOWMELT;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

EID: 30744438871     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.2005.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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