'The Muckle Spate of 1829': The physical and societal impact of a catastrophic flood on the River Findhorn, Scottish Highlands

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-89

  McEwen, Lindsey J ^a   Werritty, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catastrophic flood; Geomorphic impact; Historical reconstruction; Human vulnerability; Hydrometeorology; Magnitude and frequency; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BANK EROSION; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLOOD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HISTORICAL RECORD; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PEAK FLOW; SLOPE FAILURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAMPIAN HIGHLANDS; MORAY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846444709     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2007.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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