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Brief communication
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08 Feb 2017
Brief communication |
| 08 Feb 2017
Brief communication: Observations of a glacier outburst flood from Lhotse Glacier, Everest area, Nepal
Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Alton C. Byers
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Elizabeth A. Byers
Appalachian Ecology, Elkins, WV, USA
Daene C. McKinney
Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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Short summary
On 12 June 2016, the authors witnessed a glacier outburst flood with origins from Lhotse Glacier, located in the Everest region of Nepal. Observations regarding the size of the flood and a reconstruction of its path immediately following the event were performed. Most of the flood water was stored in the glacier's subsurface and likely released by dam failure. A similar flood from Lhotse Glacier was also reported by local community members on 25 May 2015.
On 12 June 2016, the authors witnessed a glacier outburst flood with origins from Lhotse...
