Specific Effects of the 1988 Earthquake on Topography and Glaciation of the Tsambagarav Ridge (Mongolian Altai) Based on Remote Sensing and Field Data

Strong earthquakes could serve as a trigger for glacier detachment and associated ice–rock avalanches. The 1988 Tsambagarav earthquake (M = 6.4) initiated collapse of part of the glacier tongue and a further ice–rock avalanche with an abnormal 5 km long path in Zuslan valley, Tsambagarav ridge (Mong...

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Main Authors: Anna Agatova, Roman Nepop, Dmitry Ganyushkin, Demberel Otgonbayar, Semen Griga, Ivan Ovchinnikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/4/917