Activation of rock avalanches in the Central Caucasus and their impact on the dynamics of glaciers and debris flows

Activation of rock avalanches in the Central Caucasus and their impact on the dynamics of glaciers and debris flows

We analyzed multi-time satellite images of the Central Caucasus glacial zone and interpreted more than thirty rock avalanche events in the 21st century with a total damage area of more than 25 km2 (including the collapse zone of the Kolka Glacier disaster). The highest rock and rock-ice avalanche ac...

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Main Authors: M. D. Dokukin, M. Yu. Bekkiev, R. Kh. Kalov, S. S. Chernomorets, E. A. Savernyuk
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Nauka 2020-08-01
Series:Lëd i Sneg
Subjects:
debris flow
glacial lake outburst flood
glacier collapse
glacier surge
ice-rock avalanche
rock slope failure
Online Access:https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/816

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