Hazard Assessment for a Glacier Lake Outburst Flood in the Mo Chu River Basin, Bhutan

Hazard Assessment for a Glacier Lake Outburst Flood in the Mo Chu River Basin, Bhutan

The frequency of glacier lake outbursts floods (GLOFs) is likely to increase with the ongoing glacier retreat, which produces new glacial lakes and enlarges existing ones. Here, we simulate the outburst of a potentially dangerous glacial lake in Bhutan by applying hydrodynamic modelling. Although th...

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Main Authors: Wilfried Hagg, Stefan Ram, Alexander Klaus, Simon Aschauer, Sinan Babernits, Dennis Brand, Peter Guggemoos, Theodor Pappas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
glacier lake outburst flood
GLOF
jökulhlaup
hydrodynamic modelling
HEC-RAS
risk assessment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/20/9463

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