Reconstructing the geochronological evolution of large landslides by means of the trenching technique in the Yesa Reservoir (Spanish Pyrenees)

Geomorphology

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 124-136

  Gutiérrez, Francisco ^a   Lucha, Pedro ^a   Galve, Jorge Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dams; Dating; Landslides; Reservoirs; Spain; Trenching

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; EARTH DAM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LANDSLIDE; RECONSTRUCTION; SLOPE DYNAMICS; WATER LEVEL;

ARAGON; SPAIN; YESA RESERVOIR; ZARAGOZA;

EID: 78349306175     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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