Past hydrological events reflected in the Holocene fluvial record of Europe

Catena

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 145-154

  Macklin, M G ^a   Benito, G ^b   Gregory, K J ^c   Johnstone, E ^a   Lewin, J ^a   Michczynska D J ^d   Soja, R ^e   Starkel, L ^e   Thorndycraft, V R ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

14C dating; Environmental change; Europe; Fluvial sediments; River floods

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EROSION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL PROCESS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HISTORICAL RECORD; HOLOCENE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LAND USE; RADIOCARBON DATING; RIVER EVOLUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646142484     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2005.07.015     Document Type: Article

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