Dendrochronological records of debris flow and avalanche activity in a mid-mountain forest zone (Eastern sudetes - Central Europe)

Geochronometria

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-66

  Malik, Ireneusz ^a   Owczarek, Piotr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Avalanche; Debris flow; Dendrochronology; Mid mountains

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149191900     PISSN: 17338387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10003-009-0011-7     Document Type: Article

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