Debris flow hazard of glacial lakes in the Central Caucasus

International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Prediction, and Assessment, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 703-714

  Petrakov, D A ^a   Krylenko, I V ^a   Chernomorets, S S ^b   Tutubalina, O V ^b   Krylenko, I N ^b   Shakhmina, M S ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b University Centre for Engineering Geodynamics and Monitoring   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Central caucasus; Debris flow; Glacial lake outburst; Natural disaster

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; BEVERAGES; DEBRIS; DISASTERS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; HAZARDS; LANDFORMS; MECHANICS; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER;

CASE STUDIES; CENTRAL CAUCASUS; DEBRIS FLOW; DEBRIS FLOW HAZARDS; GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURST; GLACIER RETREATS; INITIATION ZONES; MINERAL WATERS; NATURAL DISASTER; RIVER VALLEYS; SECOND GROUPS; SOLID MATERIALS; TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS;

LAKES;

EID: 57849131848     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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