Brief communication: Observations of a glacier outburst flood from Lhotse Glacier, Everest area, Nepal

Glacier outburst floods with origins from Lhotse Glacier, located in the Everest region of Nepal, occurred on 25 May 2015 and 12 June 2016. The most recent event was witnessed by investigators, which provided unique insights into the magnitude, source, and triggering mechanism of the flood. The fiel...

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Main Authors: Rounce, David R., Byers, Alton C., Byers, Elizabeth A., McKinney, Daene C.
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spelling ftunicolboulder:oai:scholar.colorado.edu:instaar_facpapers-1013 2023-05-15T14:22:05+02:00 Brief communication: Observations of a glacier outburst flood from Lhotse Glacier, Everest area, Nepal Rounce, David R. Byers, Alton C. Byers, Elizabeth A. McKinney, Daene C. 2017-02-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholar.colorado.edu/instaar_facpapers/18 https://scholar.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=instaar_facpapers unknown CU Scholar https://scholar.colorado.edu/instaar_facpapers/18 https://scholar.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=instaar_facpapers http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research Faculty Contributions text 2017 ftunicolboulder 2018-10-07T09:10:52Z Glacier outburst floods with origins from Lhotse Glacier, located in the Everest region of Nepal, occurred on 25 May 2015 and 12 June 2016. The most recent event was witnessed by investigators, which provided unique insights into the magnitude, source, and triggering mechanism of the flood. The field assessment and satellite imagery analysis following the event revealed that most of the flood water was stored englacially and that the flood was likely triggered by dam failure. The flood's peak discharge was estimated to be 210 m3 s−1. Text Arctic University of Colorado, Boulder: CU Scholar
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description Glacier outburst floods with origins from Lhotse Glacier, located in the Everest region of Nepal, occurred on 25 May 2015 and 12 June 2016. The most recent event was witnessed by investigators, which provided unique insights into the magnitude, source, and triggering mechanism of the flood. The field assessment and satellite imagery analysis following the event revealed that most of the flood water was stored englacially and that the flood was likely triggered by dam failure. The flood's peak discharge was estimated to be 210 m3 s−1.
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author Rounce, David R.
Byers, Alton C.
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Brief communication: Observations of a glacier outburst flood from Lhotse Glacier, Everest area, Nepal
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title Brief communication: Observations of a glacier outburst flood from Lhotse Glacier, Everest area, Nepal
title_short Brief communication: Observations of a glacier outburst flood from Lhotse Glacier, Everest area, Nepal
title_full Brief communication: Observations of a glacier outburst flood from Lhotse Glacier, Everest area, Nepal
title_fullStr Brief communication: Observations of a glacier outburst flood from Lhotse Glacier, Everest area, Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Brief communication: Observations of a glacier outburst flood from Lhotse Glacier, Everest area, Nepal
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