A first dendrogeomorphologic approach of snow avalanche magnitude-frequency in Northern Iceland

Geomorphology

Volumn 167-168, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-44

  Decaulne, Armelle ^a,b,e   Eggertsson, Olafur ^c   Sæmundsson, Porsteinn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Research Branch   (Iceland)

^d Natural Research Centre of Northwest Iceland   (Iceland)

^e CNRS GDR 6032 mutations polaires   (France)

Author keywords

Dendrogeomorphology; European White Birch (Betula pubescens Ehrh.); Iceland; Snow avalanche

Indexed keywords

COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SNOW AVALANCHE; TREE RING;

ICELAND;

BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS;

EID: 84864301083     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.11.017     Document Type: Article

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