Volcanic-glacial interactions: GIS applications to the assessment of lahar hazards (case study of Kamchatka)

• Published in: Ice and Snow
• Main Authors: Ya. Muraviev D., E. Klimenko S., Я. Муравьев Д., Е. Клименко С.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: IGRAS 2015
• Subjects: GIS;Kamchatka Peninsula;lahar;mudflows;snow cover;volcanic hazard;volcanic-glacier interaction; Вулканическая опасность;вулкано-гляциальное взаимодействие;ГИС;грязевые потоки;лахар;п-ов Камчатка;снежный покров; Kamchatka Peninsula; Kamchatka; КАМЧАТК*
• Online Access: https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/67; https://doi.org/10.15356/2076-6734-2014-4-32-42

On the Kamchatka peninsula, lahars or volcanogenic mudflows arise as a result of intensive snow melting caused by incandescent material ejected by volcanoes onto the surface. Such flows carrying volcanic ash and cinders together with lava fragments and blocks move with a speed up to 70 km/h that can...