Glacial lake outburst flood hazards in Hindukush, Karakoram and Himalayan ranges of Pakistan: Implications and risk analysis

Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-132

  Ashraf, Arshad ^a   Naz, Rozina ^a   Roohi, Rakhshan ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WARMING; CAPACITY BUILDING; ECONOMIC DAMAGES; END MORAINE; FLOOD HAZARDS; FLOOD RISKS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS); GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURST FLOOD; GLACIAL LAKES; HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE DATA; LARGE POPULATION; LOCAL COMMUNITY; NATURAL HAZARD; OUTBURST FLOODS; PAKISTAN; RESPONSE MEASURES; RISK REDUCTIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAKES; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; REMOTE SENSING;

HAZARDS;

EID: 84860320179     PISSN: 19475705     EISSN: 19475713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19475705.2011.615344     Document Type: Article

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