Abstract
Winter 1995–1996 was an exceptional snow avalanche season in the Pyrenees. Núria Valley, at the SE Pyrenees, registered four avalanches that reached a rack railway that runs along the valley floor. One of these avalanche paths, Canal del Roc Roig, was studied by dendrochronological means. Muntán et al. (2004) reported tree-ring evidence for two previously known snow avalanches and provided striking evidence for one undocumented event that occurred in 1929–1930. Subsequently, to unveil past avalanches more extensive research based on a higher sample density was carried out. The results of this research are outlined here.
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The Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (project REN2002-02768/RIES) and the Cartographic Institute of Catalonia (ICC) provided financial support. Dendrochronological analyses were performed at the Department of Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona. Vall de Núria Tourist Resort facilitated the field tasks with transportation in the rack train and lodging.
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Muntán, E., Oller, P., Gutiérrez, E. (2010). Tracking Past Snow Avalanches in the SE Pyrenees. In: Stoffel, M., Bollschweiler, M., Butler, D., Luckman, B. (eds) Tree Rings and Natural Hazards. Advances in Global Change Research, vol 41. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8736-2_4
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