A new remote hazard and risk assessment framework for glacial lakes in the Nepal Himalaya

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) pose a significant threat to downstream communities and infrastructure due to their potential to rapidly unleash stored lake water. The most common triggers of these GLOFs are mass movement entering the lake and/or the self-destruction of the terminal moraine due...

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Published in:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Main Authors: Rounce, David R., McKinney, Daene C., Lala, Jonathan M., Byers, Alton C., Watson, C. Scott
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
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Glacial Lake
Lake May
ice core
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3455-2016
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https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/20/3455/2016/hess-20-3455-2016.pdf

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