The causes and mechanisms of moraine-dammed lake failures in the cordillera blanca, North American Cordillera, and Himalayas

Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Geographica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 5-15

  Emmer, Adam ^a   Cochachin, Alejo ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Division of Glaciers and Water Resources   (Peru)

Author keywords

GLOFs; High mountain areas; Moraine dammed lakes; Natural dam failures; Natural hazards

Indexed keywords

DAM FAILURE; FAILURE MECHANISM; GLACIAL LAKE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; ICE-DAMMED LAKE; MORAINE; NATURAL HAZARD; OUTBURST; REGIONAL PATTERN; SLOPE FAILURE; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

ANCASH; CORDILLERA BLANCA; CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL [PERU]; HIMALAYAS; NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA; PERU;

EID: 84892156019     PISSN: 03005402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14712/23361980.2014.23     Document Type: Article

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