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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Recent Cases and Geomorphic Evidence of Landslide-Dammed Lakes and Related Hazards in the Mountains of Central Asia

Authors : Jean F. Schneider, Fabian E. Gruber, Martin Mergili

Published in: Landslide Science and Practice

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

Evidence of former landslide-dammed lakes exists in several places of the Central Asian mountains, both from historic and prehistoric times. Geomorphic records help to understand recent processes: large landslides repeatedly dam lakes which then threaten the population downstream. Even though most dam failures occur in the first few months after formation, lakes may also drain suddenly at later stages. Two case studies from Northern Pakistan are employed to exemplify the involved phenomena regarding dam formation, outburst mechanisms and options for hazard mitigation.

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Metadata
Title
Recent Cases and Geomorphic Evidence of Landslide-Dammed Lakes and Related Hazards in the Mountains of Central Asia
Authors
Jean F. Schneider
Fabian E. Gruber
Martin Mergili
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Landslide Science and Practice

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-31318-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-31319-6

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31319-6_9