Outburst flood

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Outburst flood
Definition: See Jokulhlaup.  NOAAHydrology 

Any catastrophic flooding from a glacier; may originate from trapped water in cavities inside a glacier or at the margins of glaciers or from lakes that are dammed by flowing glaciers.  NSIDCCryosphere 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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