SKEIDARARJ. E2

 

Event description

 

A j�kullhlaup (outburst flood) started in late September 1991, subsided and rose again in November 1991. Peak discharge on 21 November 1991was 2`200 m3/s. Total volume 1,6 Mio m3.

 

Damage

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Data source

 

IAHS (ICSI) � UNEP � UNESCO (1998): Fluctuations of glaciers 1990�1995, Vol. VII (Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Suter, S., Frauenfelder, R.). World Glacier Monitoring Service, University of Zurich, Z�rich.

 

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