Catastrophic glacial multi-phase mass movements: a special type of glacial hazard

Many glacier-related hazards are well typified and studied, but some events stand out from conventional classifications. The Kolka-Karmadon catastrophic event on 20 September 2002 in North Ossetia, North Caucasus, Russia is used as an example of a complex glacier failure exhibiting characteristics s...

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Main Authors: D. A. Petrakov, S. S. Chernomorets, S. G. Evans, O. V. Tutubalina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-04-01
Series:Advances in Geosciences
Online Access:http://www.adv-geosci.net/14/211/2008/adgeo-14-211-2008.pdf