Debris-Flood Reconstruction In A Pre-Alpine Catchment In Switzerland Based On Tree-Ring Records Of Coniferous And Broadleaved Trees

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-15

  Bollschweiler, Michelle ^a,b   Stoffel, Markus ^a,b   Schläppy, Romain ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GÉOGRAPHIE PHYSIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Broadleaves; Debris flood; Supply limited; Swiss Prealps; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CHRONOLOGY; DEBRIS FLOW; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FLOOD; PALEOHYDROLOGY; TREE RING;

NORWAY;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 79952094569     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00001.x     Document Type: Article

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