1400years of extreme precipitation patterns over the Mediterranean French Alps and possible forcing mechanisms

Quaternary Research (United States)

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Wilhelm, Bruno ^a   Arnaud, Fabien ^a   Sabatier, Pierre ^a   Crouzet, Christian ^a   Brisset, Elodie ^b   Chaumillon, Eric ^c   Disnar, Jean Robert ^d   Guiter, Frederic ^b   Malet, Emmanuel ^a   Reyss, Jean Louis ^e   Tachikawa, Kazuyo ^b   Bard, Edouard ^b   Delannoy, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Flood intensity; Last millennium; Mediterranean climate; North Atlantic Oscillation; Paleoflood; Solar activity

Indexed keywords

LAST MILLENNIUM; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; PALEOFLOOD; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; DEPOSITS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

FLOODS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE FORCING; FLOOD DEPOSIT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LITTLE ICE AGE; MEDIEVAL WARM PERIOD; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOFLOOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOLAR ACTIVITY;

ALPS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 84862613030     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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