Impact of the Trans-Himalayan Landslide Lake Outburst Flood (LLOF) in the Satluj catchment, Himachal Pradesh, India

Natural Hazards

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 379-390

  Gupta, Vikram ^a   Sah, M P ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Landslide; Landslide Lake Outburst Flood (LLOF); Satluj River; Trans Himalaya

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; FLOOD; LANDSLIDE; OUTBURST; QUATERNARY; RIVER BASIN;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; SUTLEJ RIVER;

EID: 42549153265     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-007-9174-6     Document Type: Article

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