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Brief Communication: Climatic, meteorological and topographical causes of the 16–17 June 2013 Kedarnath (India) natural disaster event |
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R. Singh, D. Siingh, S. A. Gokani, M. G. Sreeush, P. S. Buchunde, A. K. Maurya, R. P. Singh, A. K. Singh |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences ; 15, no. 7 ; Nr. 15, no. 7 (2015-07-23), S.1597-1601 |
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250119602
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-15-1597-2015.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| 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 with very high
cloud cover (60–90 %) and relative humidity (70–100 %), associated
with low (< 4 m s−1) wind velocity, are observed over the Kedarnath region during
15–17 June. The cause of this disaster seems to be heavy and
continuous rainfall, associated with snowmelt and the overflooding/collapse
of Chorabari Lake, located upstream. Monsoon advancement was much faster than
usual, due to the presence of the convectively active phase of the Madden–Julian
oscillation. |
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