Dendrochronological reconstruction of spatial and temporal patterns of snow avalanches in the Patagonian Andes;Reconstrucción espacial y temporal de la ocurrencia de avalanchas de nieve en los Andes patagónicos utilizando técnicas dendrocronológicas

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 245-264

  Casteller, Alejandro ^a,b   Villalba, Ricardo ^a   Mayer, Andrea ^b   Stöckli, Veronika ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dendrochronology; Nothofagus pumilio; Patagonian Andes; Snow avalanches

Indexed keywords

NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO;

EID: 70349264347     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: 07176317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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