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glacial lakeoutburst flood1 CONSTRUCTGlacial lake outburstRICHARDSON · GLACIOLOGY

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a sudden release of water from a lake dammed by a glacier or moraine, a major mountain hazard.

In glaciology, glacial lake outburst flood refers to a sudden release of water from a lake dammed by a glacier or moraine, a major mountain hazard. This meaning comes from Richardson (2000) in Quaternary International.[1]

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  1. Richardson, S. D., & Reynolds, J. M. (2000). An overview of glacial hazards in the Himalayas. Quaternary International, 65-66, 31-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1040-6182(99)00035-x

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