Rapid growth of a glacial lake in Khumbu Himal, Nepal : prospects for a catastrophic flood

Mountain hazard geomorphology

Auteurs :
WATANABE, T.
IVES, J.D.
HAMMOND, J.E.

Description :
Since the 1950s, a lake filled from meltwaters of the Imja Glacier in the Himalaya of Nepal has grown so large and deep that it poses a major flood threat if its waters break away. - (DWG)


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Mountain research and development, issn : 0276-4741, 1994, vol. 14, n°. 4, p. 329-340, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 40 ref.

Date :
1994

Editeur :
Pays édition : Japon, Tokyo, United Nations University