Lake volume and potential hazards of moraine-dammed glacial lakes – a case study of Bienong Co, southeastern Tibetan Plateau

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: H. Duan, X. Yao, Y. Zhang, H. Jin, Q. Wang, Z. Du, J. Hu, B. Wang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Glacial Lake; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-591-2023; https://doaj.org/article/f780bf32c0bf4a0a9ebedf6f7aeb4062

The existence of glacial lakes in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau (SETP) is a potential hazard to downstream regions, as the outburst of such lakes has the potential to result in disastrous glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). In the present study, we conducted a comprehensive investigation of Bie...