The Avalanches of December 1966 in Western T’ien-shan, China

Abstract The exceptional avalanches of December 1966 in the basins of the Gunes and Kashi Rivers caused much damage and blocked the highway for several months. The general avalanche conditions in this area and the exceptional weather which caused the exceptional avalanches are described.

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Jiaqi, Qiu, Ruji, Hu
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1980
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000011047 2024-03-03T08:46:06+00:00 The Avalanches of December 1966 in Western T’ien-shan, China Jiaqi, Qiu Ruji, Hu 1980 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011047 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000011047 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 26, issue 94, page 512-514 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1980 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011047 2024-02-08T08:37:11Z Abstract The exceptional avalanches of December 1966 in the basins of the Gunes and Kashi Rivers caused much damage and blocked the highway for several months. The general avalanche conditions in this area and the exceptional weather which caused the exceptional avalanches are described. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 26 94 512 514
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