| 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. |
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| ProdID: | 70019284 |
| Citation Author: | Walder, J. S.; Fountain, A. G. |
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| Citation Editor: | Leavesley G.H. |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Destructive water: water-caused natural disasters, their abatement and control. Proc. international conference, California, 1996 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Glacier generated floods; 1997; Article; Journal; Destructive water: water-caused natural disasters, their abatement and control. Proc. international conference, California, 1996; Walder, J. S.; Fountain, A. G. |
| Citation Start Page: | 107 |
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| Citation Year: | 1997 |
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| Text: | Glacier generated floods; 1997; Article; Journal; Destructive water: water-caused natural disasters, their abatement and control. Proc. international conference, California, 1996; Walder, J. S.; Fountain, A. G. |
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| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | IAHS; Publication |
