GLOFs in the WOS: bibliometrics, geographies and global trends of research on glacial lake outburst floods (Web of Science, 1979–2016) [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2018 Research on glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) – specific low-frequency, high-magnitude floods originating in glacial lakes, including jökulhlaups – is well justified in the context of glacier ice loss and glacial lake evolution in glacierized areas
A. Emmer
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Identification of Hazard and Risk for Glacial Lakes in the Nepal Himalaya Using Satellite Imagery from 2000–2015 [PDF]
, 2017 Glacial lakes in the Nepal Himalaya can threaten downstream communities and have large socio-economic consequences if an outburst flood occurs. This study identified 131 glacial lakes in Nepal in 2015 that are greater than 0.1 km ²and performed a first ...
McKinney, DC, Rounce, DR, Watson, CS
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, 2022 Figure1: Gongbatongshaco; Figure2 and 3: Jinwenco; Figure4: Jialongco; Figure5: Poiqu No.1 (28°08′N, 85°54′E)
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Modelling glacial lake outburst flood impacts in the Bolivian Andes [PDF]
, 2018 The Bolivian Andes have experienced sustained and widespread glacier mass loss in recent decades. Glacier recession has been accompanied by the development of proglacial lakes, which pose a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) risk to downstream ...
Clarke, L +6 more
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Reconstruction of the 1941 GLOF process chain at Lake Palcacocha (Cordillera Blanca, Peru) [PDF]
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2019 Abstract. The Cordillera Blanca in Peru has been the scene of rapid deglaciation for many decades. One of numerous lakes formed in the front of the retreating glaciers is the moraine-dammed Lake Palcacocha, which drained suddenly due to an unknown cause in 1941.
M. Mergili +6 more
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Digital landscapes of deglaciation:identifying Late Quaternary glacial lake outburst floods using LiDAR [PDF]
, 2016 High resolution DEMs obtained from LiDAR topographic data have led to improved landform inventories (e.g. landslides and fault scarps) and understanding of geomorphic event frequency.
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Environmental Research Letters, 2016 Himalayan water resources attract a rapidly growing number of hydroelectric power projects (HPP) to satisfy Asia’s soaring energy demands. Yet HPP operating or planned in steep, glacier-fed mountain rivers face hazards of glacial lake outburst floods ...
Wolfgang Schwanghart +4 more
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Glacial Lake Area Change and Potential Outburst Flood Hazard Assessment in the Bhutan Himalaya
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 Against the background of climate change-induced glacier melting, numerous glacial lakes are formed across high mountain areas worldwide. Existing glacial lake inventories, chiefly created using Landsat satellite imagery, mainly relate to 1990 onwards ...
Sonam Rinzin +3 more
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Assessment of evolution and risks of glacier lake outbursts in the Djungarskiy Alatau, Central Asia, using Landsat imagery and glacier bed topography modelling [PDF]
, 2017 Changes in the abundance and area of mountain lakes in the Djungarskiy (Jetysu) Alatau between 2002 and 2014 were investigated using Landsat imagery. The number of lakes increased by 6.2 % from 599 to 636 with a growth rate of 0.51 % a−1.
A. Medeu +5 more
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Lemthang Tsho glacial Lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Bhutan: cause and impact
Geoenvironmental Disasters, 2017 Background The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region being seismically active and sensitive to climate change is prone to glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF).
Deo Raj Gurung +8 more
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