The construction of a drainage tunnel as part of glacial lake hazard mitigation at Hualcan, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Geological Society Engineering Geology Special Publication

Volumn 15, Issue , 1998, Pages 41-48

  Reynolds, J M ^a   Dolecki, A ^b   Portocarrero, C ^c  

^a Reynolds Geo Sciences Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Rust Environmental   (United Kingdom)

^c Division of Glaciers and Water Resources   (Peru)

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EID: 80051929685     PISSN: 02679914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.ENG.1998.015.01.05     Document Type: Article

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