Brief Communication: Climatic, meteorological and topographical causes of the 16–17 June 2013 Kedarnath (India) natural disaster event

The devastating flood episode (16–17 June 2013) at Kedarnath (Uttrakhand, India), caused a huge loss of lives and loss of physical/material wealth. To understand this catastrophic event, rainfall/convective data and associated climate meteorological parameters are investigated. A low-pressure zone w...

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Main Authors: R. Singh, D. Siingh, S. A. Gokani, M. G. Sreeush, P. S. Buchunde, A. K. Maurya, R. P. Singh, A. K. Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-07-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/1597/2015/nhess-15-1597-2015.pdf