Understanding jökulhlaups: From tale to theory

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 200, 2011, Pages 1002-1010

  Björnsson, Helgi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE; FLOOD; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIAL LAKE; MELTWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTBURST; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER FLOW;

EID: 80052198670     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311796406086     Document Type: Review

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