Outburst flood hazard for glacier-dammed lac de Rochemelon, France

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 195, 2010, Pages 91-100

  Vincent, C ^a   Auclair, S ^a   Meur, E Le ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; ICE FLOW; ICE-DAMMED LAKE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTBURST; PEAK DISCHARGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FRANCE;

EID: 77954097716     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214310791190857     Document Type: Article

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