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Spatiotemporal patterns of high-mountain lakes and related hazards in western Austria

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    SYSNO ASEP0453799
    Druh ASEPJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Zařazení RIVJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Poddruh JČlánek ve WOS
    NázevSpatiotemporal patterns of high-mountain lakes and related hazards in western Austria
    Tvůrce(i) Emmer, Adam (UEK-B) ORCID, RID, SAI
    Merkl, S. (AT)
    Mergili, M. (AT)
    Zdroj.dok.Geomorphology. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0169-555X
    Roč. 246, oct (2015), s. 602-616
    Poč.str.15 s.
    Jazyk dok.eng - angličtina
    Země vyd.NL - Nizozemsko
    Klíč. slovalake development ; geoenvironmental change ; GLOF ; high-mountain lakes ; susceptibility analysis
    Vědní obor RIVDE - Zemský magnetismus, geodézie, geografie
    Institucionální podporaRVO:67179843 - RVO:67179843
    UT WOS000360869400048
    EID SCOPUS84937788104
    DOI10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.06.032
    AnotaceClimate-induced environmental changes are triggering the dynamic evolution of high-mountain lakes worldwide, a phenomenon that has to be monitored in terms of lake outburst hazards.We analyzed the spatial distribution and recent temporal development of high-mountain lakes in a study area of 6139 km2, covering the central European Alps (Tyrol). We identified 1024 lakes. While eight lakes are ice-dammed, one-third of all lakes are located in the immediate vicinity of recent glacier tongues, half of them impounded by moraines, half by bedrock. Two-thirds of all lakes are apparently related to LIA or earlier glaciations. One landslide-dammed lake was identified in the study area. The evolution of nine selected (pro)glacial lakeswas analyzed in detail, usingmultitemporal remotely sensed images and field reconnaissance. Considerable glacier retreat led to significant lake growth at four localities, two lakes experienced stagnant or slightly negative areal trends, one lake experienced a more significant negative areal trend, and two lakes drained completely during the investigation period. We further (i) analyzed the susceptibility of selected lakes to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), using two different methods; (ii) identified potential triggers and mechanisms of GLOFs; (iii) calculated possible flood magnitudes for predefined flood scenarios for a subset of the lakes; and (iv) delineated potentially impacted areas. We distinguished three phases of development of bedrock-dammed lakes: (a) a proglacial, (b) a glacierdetached, and (c) a nonglacial phase. The dynamics — and also the susceptibility of a lake to GLOFs — decrease substantially from (a) to (c). Lakes in the stages (a) and (b) are less prominent in our study area, compared to other glacierized high-mountain regions, leading us to the conclusion that (i) the current threat to the population by GLOFs is lower but (ii) the future development of emerging lakes has to be monitored carefully.
    PracovištěÚstav výzkumu globální změny
    KontaktNikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268
    Rok sběru2016
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