Glacial lakes of the Hinku and Hongu valleys, Makalu Barun National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal

Natural Hazards

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 115-139

  Byers, Alton C ^a   McKinney, Daene C ^b   Somos Valenzuela, Marcelo ^b   Watanabe, Teiji ^c   Lamsal, Damodar ^d  

^a Mountain Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Chamlang North Pokhari; Glaciers; GLOF; Hinku valley; Hongu valley; Nepal

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; PHOTOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HINKU VALLEY; HONGU VALLEY; KOSI; MAKALU BARUN NATIONAL PARK; NEPAL; SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK; SAGARMATHA [(ADS) NEPAL];

EID: 84884900645     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0689-8     Document Type: Article

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