Bayesian age modelling applied to palaeoflood geochronologies and the investigation of Holocene flood magnitude and frequency

Holocene

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-22

  Thorndycraft, V R ^a   Benito, G ^b   Sanchez Moya Y ^c   Sopena A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bayesian age modelling; flood magnitude and frequency; palaeofloods; radiocarbon dating; Spain

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DATA SET; FLOOD FREQUENCY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; PALEOFLOOD; PALEOHYDROLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING;

SPAIN;

EID: 84055224179     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: 14770911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683611409782     Document Type: Article

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