Larger lake outbursts despite glacier thinning at ice-dammed Desolation Lake, Alaska

<p>Many glaciers dam lakes at their margins that can drain suddenly. Due to the downwasting of these glacier dams, the magnitude of glacier lake outburst floods may change. Judging from repeat satellite observations, most ice-dammed lakes with repeated outbursts have decreased in area, volume,...

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Main Authors: N. Lützow, B. Higman, M. Truffer, B. Bookhagen, F. Knuth, O. Korup, K. E. Hughes, M. Geertsema, J. J. Clague, G. Veh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2025-03-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/1085/2025/tc-19-1085-2025.pdf
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