Modelling outburst floods from moraine-dammed glacial lakes

MJ Westoby, NF Glasser, J Brasington… - Earth-Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
In response to climatic change, the size and number of moraine-dammed supraglacial and
proglacial lake systems have increased dramatically in recent decades. Given an …

Granular and particle-laden flows: from laboratory experiments to field observations

R Delannay, A Valance, A Mangeney… - Journal of Physics D …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
This review article provides an overview of dry granular flows and particle fluid mixtures,
including experimental and numerical modeling at the laboratory scale, large scale …

[HTML][HTML] Landslide mobility and hazards: implications of the 2014 Oso disaster

RM Iverson, DL George, K Allstadt, ME Reid… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Landslides reflect landscape instability that evolves over meteorological and geological
timescales, and they also pose threats to people, property, and the environment. The …

A review of the advantages and limitations of geophysical investigations in landslide studies

V Pazzi, S Morelli, R Fanti - International Journal of Geophysics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Landslide deformations involve approximately all geological materials (natural rocks, soil,
artificial fill, or combinations of these materials) and can occur and develop in a large variety …

Future glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) hazard of the South Lhonak Lake, Sikkim Himalaya

A Sattar, A Goswami, AV Kulkarni, A Emmer… - Geomorphology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Teesta basin in Sikkim Himalaya hosts numerous glacial lakes in the high
altitude glacierized region, including one of the largest and the fastest-growing South …

Extracting source characteristics and dynamics of the August 2010 Mount Meager landslide from broadband seismograms

K Allstadt - Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic methods can substantially improve the characterization of the dynamics of large and
rapid landslides. Such landslides often generate strong long‐period seismic waves due to …

[HTML][HTML] Rock avalanche mobility: the role of path material

J Aaron, S McDougall - Engineering Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Rock avalanches are high velocity flows of fragmented rock that can dramatically alter
landscapes, and impact people and infrastructure far from their source. These catastrophic …

Source characteristics and dynamics of the October 2018 Baige landslide revealed by broadband seismograms

Z Zhang, S He, W Liu, H Liang, S Yan, Y Deng, X Bai… - Landslides, 2019 - Springer
The catastrophic Baige landslide occurred at 22: 05: 36 (Bei**g time, UTC+ 8) on the 10th of
October 2018 in Tibet, China. The large and rapid landslide generated strong long-period …

Unraveling driving factors for large rock–ice avalanche mobility

D Schneider, C Huggel, W Haeberli… - … Surface Processes and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Large rock–ice avalanches have attracted attention from scientists for decades and some of
these events have caused high numbers of fatalities. A relation between rock slope …

An earthquake-triggered avalanche in Nepal in 2015 was exacerbated by climate variability and snowfall anomalies

Y Zhuang, B Dawadi, J Steiner, RK Dash… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract On 25 April 2015, the Gorkha earthquake triggered a large rock-ice avalanche and
an air blast disaster in the Langtang Valley, Nepal. More than 350 people were killed or left …