Glacier generated floods
Destructive water: water-caused natural disasters, their abatement and control. Proc. international conference, California, 1996
By: J. S. Walder and A. G. Fountain
Edited by: Leavesley G.H.
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Abstract
Destructive floods result from drainage of glacier-dammed lakes and sudden release of water stored within glaciers. There is a good basis - both empirical and theoretical - for predicting the magnitude of floods from ice-dammed lakes, although some aspects of flood initiation need to be better understood. In contrast, an understanding of floods resulting from release of internally stored water remains elusive, owing to lack of knowledge of how and where water is stored and to inadequate understanding of the complex physics of the temporally and spatially variable subglacial drainage system.Destructive floods result from drainage of glacier-dammed lakes and sudden release of water stored within glaciers. There is a good basis - both empirical and theoretical - for predicting the magnitude of floods from ice-dammed lakes, although some aspects of flood initiation need to be better understood. In contrast, an understanding of floods resulting from release of internally stored water remains elusive, owing to lack of knowledge of how and where water is stored and to inadequate understanding of the complex physics of the temporally and spatially variable subglacial drainage system.
Suggested Citation
Walder, J.S., and Fountain, A.G., 1997, Glacier generated floods: Destructive water: water-caused natural disasters, their abatement and control. Proc. international conference, California, 1996, no. 239, p. 107-113.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Glacier generated floods |
| Series title | Destructive water: water-caused natural disasters, their abatement and control. Proc. international conference, California, 1996 |
| Issue | 239 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IAHS; Publication |
| Publisher location | 239, Wallingford, United Kingdom |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Destructive water: water-caused natural disasters, their abatement and control. Proc. international conference, California, 1996 |
| First page | 107 |
| Last page | 113 |
| Conference Title | Proceedings of the 1996 International Conference on Destructive Water: Water-Caused Natural Disasters, their Abatement and Control |
| Conference Location | Anaheim, CA, USA |
| Conference Date | 24 June 1996 through 28 June 1996 |