Publication: Reconstruction of the 1941 GLOF process chain at Lake Palcacocha (Cordillera Blanca, Peru)
Reconstruction of the 1941 GLOF process chain at Lake Palcacocha (Cordillera Blanca, Peru)
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Mergili, M., Pudasaini, S. P., Emmer, A., Fischer, J.-T., Cochachin, A., & Frey, H. (2020). Reconstruction of the 1941 GLOF process chain at Lake Palcacocha (Cordillera Blanca, Peru). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24(1), 93–114. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-93-2020
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The Cordillera Blanca in Peru has been the scene of rapid deglaciation for many decades. One of numerous lakes formed in the front of the retreating glaciers is the moraine-dammed Lake Palcacocha, which drained suddenly due to an unknown cause in 1941. The resulting Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) led to dam failure and complete drainage of Lake Jircacocha downstream, and to major destruction and thousands of fatalities in the city of Huaráz at a distance of 23 km. We chose an integrated approach to revisit the 1941 event in terms
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- Mergili, Martin
- Pudasaini, Shiva P
- Emmer, Adam
- Fischer, Jan-Thomas
- Cochachin, Alejo
- Frey, Holger
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Mergili, M., Pudasaini, S. P., Emmer, A., Fischer, J.-T., Cochachin, A., & Frey, H. (2020). Reconstruction of the 1941 GLOF process chain at Lake Palcacocha (Cordillera Blanca, Peru). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24(1), 93–114. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-93-2020
