The reconstruction of a glacial lake outburst flood using HEC-RAS and its significance for future hazard assessments: An example from Lake 513 in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Natural Hazards

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1617-1638

  Klimeš, Jan ^a   Benešová, Miroslava ^b   Vilímek, Vít ^c   Bouška, Petr ^b   Cochachin Rapre, Alejo ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ROCK STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS   (Czech Republic)

^b T G MASARYK WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d Division of Glaciers and Water Resources   (Peru)

Author keywords

Cordillera Blanca; Debris flow; GLOFs; HEC RAS; Natural hazard; Peru

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODPLAIN; FUTURE PROSPECT; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GLACIAL LAKE; NATURAL HAZARD; OUTBURST; PEAK DISCHARGE; RECONSTRUCTION; ROCKFALL;

ANCASH; CORDILLERA BLANCA; CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL [PERU]; PERU;

EID: 84897602097     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0968-4     Document Type: Article

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