A review of studies dealing with tree rings and rockfall activity: The role of dendrogeomorphology in natural hazard research

Natural Hazards

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-70

  Stoffel, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dendrogeomorphology; Frequency; Rockfall; Seasonality; Spatial patterns; Tree rings; Volume

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCKFALL; TREE RING;

EID: 33746281813     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-005-2961-z     Document Type: Review

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