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Original Articles

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

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Pages 649-658 | Accepted 01 May 2011, Published online: 19 Jan 2018

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