Ice Jams, Winter 1998-1999. Ice Engineering. Number 23, December 1999

Ice jams are accumulations of ice in rivers that restrict water flow. Ice jams can cause destructive floods that are costly to riverine communities. Areas below the ice jam can also be affected when the jam releases, sending water and ice downstream. The rapid increase in water levels associated wit...

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Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1999
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Information Science
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
*DATA BASES
*WATER FLOW
*ICE FORMATION
UNITED STATES
COMMUNITIES
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
DESTRUCTION
REPORTS
COLD REGIONS
ENGINEERING
ICE
HISTORY
RIVERS
RECORDS
FLOODS
WATER RESOURCES
ACCUMULATION
*ICE JAMS
Gage
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA407450
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA407450

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