Images from Elbrus, Central Caucasus

Elbrus region, Caucasus (autumn 2007 field trip)

(1) Elbrus, Central Caucasus (2) Ice dam breach from glacier lake outburst in August 2006 (Elbrus)
(3) Bridge and road destroyed during the August 2006 outburst. (4) The town of Tyrnyauz: Casualties and heavy damage during periglacial debris flows in 1999 and 2000.
Landsat ETM7 image of September 2000 of Elbrus region, Central Caucasus. Recangles indicate the location of the zooms below, numbers the location of the photographs above. North up.
August 2000 periglacial debris flow at Tyrnyauz. For location see right rectangle in overview satellite image. North to the left.
August 2006 glacier lake outburst and debris flow. For location see left rectangle in overview satellite image. North up.

 

Published Mar. 3, 2011 2:39 PM