The 2020 glacial lake outburst flood at Jinwuco, Tibet: causes, impacts, and implications for hazard and risk assessment

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: G. Zheng, M. Mergili, A. Emmer, S. Allen, A. Bao, H. Guo, M. Stoffel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: geo; envir; Glacial Lake; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3159-2021; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/3159/2021/tc-15-3159-2021.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/6d68fb74d2b74e11bddec48c60ce02a0

We analyze and reconstruct a recent glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) process chain on 26 June 2020, involving the moraine-dammed proglacial lake – Jinwuco (30.356∘ N, 93.631∘ E) in eastern Nyainqentanglha, Tibet, China. Satellite images reveal that from 1965 to 2020, the surface area of Jinwuco ha...