The 2002 rock/ice avalanche at Kolka/Karmadon, Russian Caucasus: assessment of extraordinary avalanche formation and mobility, and application of QuickBird satellite imagery
A massive rock/ice avalanche of about 100x10<sup>6</sup>m<sup>3</sup> volume took place on the northern slope of the Kazbek massif, North Ossetia, Russian Caucasus, on 20 September 2002. The avalanche started as a slope failure, that almost completely entrained Kolka glacier,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/5/173/2005/nhess-5-173-2005.pdf |