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160 glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) across the Tropical Andes since the Little Ice Age

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    SYSNO ASEP0553574
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    Title160 glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) across the Tropical Andes since the Little Ice Age
    Author(s) Emmer, Adam (UEK-B) ORCID, RID, SAI
    Wood, J. C. (GB)
    Cook, S. (GB)
    Harrison, S. (GB)
    Wilson, R. (GB)
    Diaz-Moreno, A. (GB)
    Reynolds, J. (GB)
    Torres, J.C. (PE)
    Yarleque, C. (PE)
    Mergili, M. (AT)
    Jara, H. (PE)
    Bennett, G. (GB)
    Caballero, A. (PE)
    Glasser, N. (GB)
    Melgarejo, E. (PE)
    Riveros, C. (PE)
    Shannon, S. (GB)
    Turpo, E. (PE)
    Tinoco, T. (PE)
    Torres, L. (PE)
    Garay, D. (PE)
    Villafane, H. (PE)
    Garrido, H. (PE)
    Martinez, C. (PE)
    Apaza, N. (PE)
    Araujo, J. (PE)
    Poma, C. (PE)
    Number of authors27
    Article number103722
    Source TitleGlobal and Planetary Change. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0921-8181
    Roč. 208, JAN (2022)
    Number of pages14 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryNL - Netherlands
    Keywordsmoraine-dammed lakes ; climate-change ; cordillera-blanca ; risk ; vulnerability ; permafrost ; palcacocha ; impacts ; hazards ; attribution ; Glacial lake outburst floods ; glof ; Andes ; Peru ; Bolivia
    Subject RIVEH - Ecology, Behaviour
    OECD categoryPhysical geography
    Method of publishingOpen access
    Institutional supportUEK-B - RVO:86652079
    UT WOS000740439300002
    EID SCOPUS85121448816
    DOI10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103722
    AnnotationAssessing the extent to which glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are increasing in frequency in modern times and whether their incidence is driven by anthropogenic climate change requires historical context. However, progress on this issue is hampered by incomplete GLOF inventories, especially in remote mountain regions. Here, we exploit high-resolution, multi-temporal satellite and aerial imagery, and documentary data to identify GLOF events across the glacierized Cordilleras of Peru and Bolivia, using a set of diagnostic geomorphic features. A total of 160 GLOFs from 151 individual sites are characterised and analysed, tripling the number of previously reported events. We provide statistics on location, magnitude, timing and characteristics of these events with implications for regional GLOF hazard identification and assessment. Furthermore, we describe several cases in detail and document a wide range of process chains associated with Andean GLOFs.
    WorkplaceGlobal Change Research Institute
    ContactNikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268
    Year of Publishing2023
    Electronic addresshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921818121003076?via%3Dihub
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