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Earthquakes November-December 1985

No abstract available.
Authors
Waverly J. Person

Earthquakes July-August 1985

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Authors
Waverly J. Person

Charles Frances Richter

No abstract available.
Authors
B. A. Bolt

A history of paleoflood hydrology in the United States

The origins of paleoflood hydrology in the United States can be traced back to the beginning of the 19th century, when windgaps and watergaps in the Applachians were believed to have been eroded by extraordinary floods as large lakes that were ponded behind the ridges rapidly drained. Sediment evidence for extraordinary floods was evoked several decades later when glacial sediments in New England
Authors
John E. Costa