Distribution and frequency of snow-avalanche debris transfer in the distal part of colluvial cones in central north iceland

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-187

  Decaulne, Armelle ^a,b   Sæmundsson, Thorsteinn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b Laboratoire de geographie physique et environnementale Clermont Ferrand   (France)

^c Natural Research Centre of North western Iceland   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Far distal area; Lichenometry; Northern Iceland; Schmidt hammer; Snow avalanche deposits

Indexed keywords

COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DEBRIS FLOW; LICHENOMETRY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SNOW AVALANCHE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ICELAND;

EID: 77954159231     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0459.2010.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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