Glacier surging controls glacier lake formation and outburst floods: The example of the Khurdopin Glacier, Karakoram
Ice dammed glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) associated with surge glaciers are increasing in response to climate change. Predicting the phenomenon to protect downstream communities remains challenging around the globe. Surge-type glaciers are characterized by unsteady movements and frequent fron...
Published in: | Global and Planetary Change |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Report |
Language: | English |
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2022
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Online Access: | http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/56374 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103710 |