Palaeoflood activity and climate change over the last 1400 years recorded by lake sediments in the north-west European Alps

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 189-199

  Wilhelm, B ^a   Arnaud, F ^a   Sabatier, P ^a   Magand, O ^b   Chapron, E ^c   Courp, T ^d   Tachikawa, K ^e   Fanget, B ^a   Malet, E ^a   Pignol, C ^a   Bard, E ^e   Delannoy, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en Région Centre Val de Loire   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flood frequency; Flood intensity; Lake sediment; Last millennium

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLOBAL WARMING; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOFLOOD; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOTEMPERATURE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TURBIDITE;

ALPS;

EID: 84873905774     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2609     Document Type: Article

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