Palaeoflood hydrology in a global context

Catena

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 161-168

  Baker, Victor R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Floods; Global change; Palaeohydrology

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FLOOD DAMAGE; GEOLOGICAL THEORY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HYDROLOGY; PALEOFLOOD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33646128746     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2005.11.016     Document Type: Article

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