Historical glacier-dammed lakes and outburst floods in the Karambar valley (Hindukush-Karakoram)

GeoJournal

Volumn 63, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 1-47

  Iturrizaga, Lasafam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Backwater ponding; Geomorphological flood impacts; Glacial hazards; Glacier dammed lakes; Hindukus Karakoram; Outburst cascades; Outburst floods

Indexed keywords

BACKWATER PONDING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL FLOOD IMPACTS; GLACIAL HAZARDS; HINDUKUS-KARAKORAM; OUTBURST CASCADES; OUTBURST FLOODS;

DAMS; DEBRIS; FLOODS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LAKES; LANDFORMS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PONDING; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WATER;

GLACIERS;

EID: 70349295846     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-005-2395-x     Document Type: Article

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