Flood series data for the later holocene: Available approaches, potential and limitations from UK alluvial sediments

Holocene

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1123-1135

  Jones, A F ^a   Lewin, J ^a   Macklin, M G ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

flood series data and extension; floods; fluvial sediments

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BEDROCK; BERM; BOULDER; DATA SET; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FILL; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; HOLOCENE; PALEOCHANNEL; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77957984772     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: 14770911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683610369501     Document Type: Article

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