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
The impact of floods triggered by natural dam breakage on the adaptability of downstream river fish—the 2018 baige outburst flood in the upper reaches of the Yangtze river in China
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DOI: 10.3389/feart.2024.1363559
Abstract: Outburst floods can affect the survival adaptability of fish. Although the survival adaptability of many fish species under low steady-flow conditions has been studied, research on the survival adaptability of fish species under large outburst… read more here.
Keywords: dam; survival adaptability; adaptability schizothorax; outburst flood ... See more keywords