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...
Published in: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3455-2016 https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00011527 https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00011484/hess-20-3455-2016.pdf https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/20/3455/2016/hess-20-3455-2016.pdf |