The expansion of Himalayan glacial lakes due to global warming: Field observations and numerical simulation

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 295, 2005, Pages 111-119

  Chikita, Kazuhisa A ^a   Yamada, Tomomi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calving; End moraine; Global warming; Himalayan glacial lake; Outburst flood

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOODS; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEDIMENTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE WATERS;

CALVING; END MORAINE; HIMALAYAN GLACIAL LAKE; OUTBUSRT FLOOD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION (SSC);

LAKES;

GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIAL LAKE; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; WORLD;

EID: 17444376085     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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