2023
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202310.1666.v1
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Glacier dammed lake outburst flood in cold season in the Tien Shan, China and Kyrgyzstan

Jingshi Liu,
Zhongqin Li,
Yuting Liu

Abstract: Flood records of the Kunmalik River in Chinese Tien Shan mountains have showed that glacier- dammed lake outburst floods (GLOF) had occurred almost every year since 1956 from the glaci-er-dammed Lake Merzbacher. However, GLOF in cold season is seldomly studied. The defense and management of the flood need further observation and study. The maximum peak discharge of 825 m3/s occurred on 5th December 1996 with the maximum flood volume of 2.875×108 m3, which was 18 times larger than that of the mean daily dischar… Show more

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