A review of dendrogeomorphological research applied to flood risk analysis in Spain

Geomorphology

Volumn 196, Issue , 2013, Pages 211-220

  Diez Herrero A ^a   Ballesteros, J A ^a   Ruiz Villanueva, V ^a   Bodoque, J M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dendrogeomorphology; Flood hazard; Natural risk; Spain; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FLOOD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; NATURAL HAZARD; PALEOCLIMATE; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREE RING;

SPAIN;

EID: 84879783114     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.11.028     Document Type: Article

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