GLAZIOLOGIE UND GEOMORPHODYNAMIK 44
Starting zone of Kolka/Karmadon rock/ice avalanche in the Russian Caucasus (September 2002) showing Dzhimarai-khokh (4780 m a.s.l.) and the eroded Kolka glacier on the valley bottom (photo: I. Galushkin) Summary Research on glacial hazards is challenged by current natural and human-induced and-relat...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.132.1175 2023-05-15T16:37:29+02:00 GLAZIOLOGIE UND GEOMORPHODYNAMIK 44 Schriftenreihe Physische Geographie Prof Dr Wilfried Haeberli Max Maisch The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.132.1175 http://www.dissertationen.unizh.ch/2004/huggel/diss.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.132.1175 http://www.dissertationen.unizh.ch/2004/huggel/diss.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.dissertationen.unizh.ch/2004/huggel/diss.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-07T14:34:34Z Starting zone of Kolka/Karmadon rock/ice avalanche in the Russian Caucasus (September 2002) showing Dzhimarai-khokh (4780 m a.s.l.) and the eroded Kolka glacier on the valley bottom (photo: I. Galushkin) Summary Research on glacial hazards is challenged by current natural and human-induced and-related developments. Climate change strongly influences the dynamics in glacial and periglacial environments. Strong retreat of mountain glaciers and permafrost degradation can lead to conditions never experienced in historical times and modify related hazard effects. Parallel intensification of human activity in mountain areas accentuates potential conflicts with natural hazards. Such rapid changes necessarily require monitoring techniques and models to simulate the effects of adverse natural processes on human systems. This study is concerned with hazards from ice avalanches, glacial lake outbursts, periglacial debris flows and related interactions. The lack of rigorous methods for assessment of glacial hazards was motivation to present a concept of glacial hazards Text Ice permafrost Unknown Glacial Lake ENVELOPE(-129.463,-129.463,58.259,58.259) |
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Starting zone of Kolka/Karmadon rock/ice avalanche in the Russian Caucasus (September 2002) showing Dzhimarai-khokh (4780 m a.s.l.) and the eroded Kolka glacier on the valley bottom (photo: I. Galushkin) Summary Research on glacial hazards is challenged by current natural and human-induced and-related developments. Climate change strongly influences the dynamics in glacial and periglacial environments. Strong retreat of mountain glaciers and permafrost degradation can lead to conditions never experienced in historical times and modify related hazard effects. Parallel intensification of human activity in mountain areas accentuates potential conflicts with natural hazards. Such rapid changes necessarily require monitoring techniques and models to simulate the effects of adverse natural processes on human systems. This study is concerned with hazards from ice avalanches, glacial lake outbursts, periglacial debris flows and related interactions. The lack of rigorous methods for assessment of glacial hazards was motivation to present a concept of glacial hazards |
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GLAZIOLOGIE UND GEOMORPHODYNAMIK 44 |
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GLAZIOLOGIE UND GEOMORPHODYNAMIK 44 |
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glaziologie und geomorphodynamik 44 |
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