Geomorphological records of extreme floods and their relationship to decadal-scale climate change

Geomorphology

Volumn 216, Issue , 2014, Pages 193-207

  Foulds, S A ^a   Griffiths, H M ^a   Macklin, M G ^a   Brewer, P A ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arctic amplification; Climate change; Extreme floods; Lichenometry; SNAO

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTREME EVENT; FLOODING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LICHENOMETRY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PALEOHYDROLOGY; RAINFALL;

CAMBRIAN MOUNTAINS; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84899518856     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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