Dynamics of an outburst flood originating from a small and high-altitude glacier in the Arid Andes of Chile
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-018-3376-y
Abstract: Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are common where highly dynamic temperate glaciers exist, since seasonal changes in ice-conduit dynamics can start rapid lake drainages. Lakes dammed by cold-based glaciers, however, are less common and GLOFs… read more here.
Keywords: outburst flood; failure; flood originating; andes chile ... See more keywords
Modelling glacial lake outburst flood impacts in the Bolivian Andes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-018-3486-6
Abstract: The Bolivian Andes have experienced sustained and widespread glacier mass loss in recent decades. Glacier recession has been accompanied by the development of proglacial lakes, which pose a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) risk to… read more here.
Keywords: outburst flood; flood; model; bolivian andes ... See more keywords