New observations on present and prehistorical glacier-dammed lakes in the Shimshal valley (Karakoram Mountains)

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 545-555

  Iturrizaga, Lasafam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glacier lake outbursts; Ice dammed lakes; Palaeoflood indicators

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIAL LAKE; ICE-DAMMED LAKE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; KARAKORAM; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 20044363506     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.04.011     Document Type: Article

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