A giant avalanche on K2 mount, Karakorum

Tibet and High-Asia. Results of the Sino-German joint expeditions (II)

Auteurs :
SHEN YONGPING,
KUHLE, M.
XU DAOMING, (Editeur scientifique)

Description :
On September 16th, 1986, an ice avalanche from a hanging glacier near the K2 peak at 7 800 m, Karakorum, triggered a massive avalanche of ice and snow. Ice and snow, impacting on the path, formed a dust cloud at the advancing tip. On the basis of field observations and measurements, topography and weather, conditions of the avalanche formation are analyzed. It could have been one of the largest avalanches ever recorded, causing danger for mountaineering and expedition activities in this area.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
GeoJournal, issn : 0343-2521, 1991, vol. 25, n°. 2-3, p. 249-254, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 5 réf.

Date :
1991

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Heidelberg, Springer