Landslide and glacial lake outburst flood hazard in the Chucchún River basin, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Landslide and glacial lake outburst flood hazard in the Chucchún River basin, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

The Chucchún River basin was hit by glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) triggered by ice/rock avalanche which caused spill over from the Lake 513 (April 11, 2010). The whole region is also highly susceptible for landslide occurrences, therefore the GLOF and landslide multi-hazard map were prepared fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jan Klimeš, Vít Vilímek, Miroslava Benešová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2015-11-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica
Subjects:
landslide hazard
GLOFs
flood hazard
Cordillera Blanca
Peru
Online Access:http://aucgeographica.cz/index.php/aucg/article/view/77

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