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Possibilities and Limitations of Dendrogeomorphic Time-Series Reconstructions on Sites Influenced by Debris Flows and Frequent Snow Avalanche Activity

Barbara Kogelnig-Mayer Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Peter Jordanstrasse 82, A-1190 Vienna, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Markus Stoffel Laboratory of Dendrogeomorphology, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Berne, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland
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Michelle Schneuwly-Bollschweiler Climate Change and Climatic Impacts, Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, 7 chemin de Drize, CH-1227 Carouge-Geneva, Switzerland
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Johannes Hübl Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Peter Jordanstrasse 82, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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Florian Rudolf-Miklau Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Marxergasse 2, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Pages 649-658 | Accepted 01 May 2011, Published online: 19 Jan 2018

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