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SUMMARY:Study on GLOFs in the Bhutan Himalayas
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Kouichi Nishimura\, Graduate School of Environmental Studie
 s\, Nagoya University (JP) - visiting professor to CRYOS\nAbstract:\nGlaci
 al Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) are a major hazard of concern to mountain 
 communities in the Himalayas. In 2009 we started a three-year research pro
 ject\, in which we have conducted evaluation of GLOF risk using satellite 
 data\, in-situ surveys\, and breach and flood simulations\, and have produ
 ced a hazard map of possible floods. We have primarily set our focus on th
 e Mangde-Chhu basin\, for which the GLOF hazard level has been believed to
  be high but information regarding mitigation has been lacking. In this pr
 esentation\, I introduce the strategy of the research project and major re
 sults obtained to date.Short biography:\nKouichi Nishimura was born in Chi
 ba\, Japan in 1953 and has been a Professor of Graduate School of Environm
 ental Studies\, Nagoya University\, Japan since 2008. He received a doctor
 ’s degree of Science from Hokkaido University. He is interested in vario
 us natural aspects found in the cryoshere\, in particular snow in motion. 
 The release mechanism and the dynamics of snow avalanches\, and drifting a
 nd blowing snow not only around the fence on the road but also over the An
 tarctic ice sheet are typical examples. Recently he organized the project 
 of the Glacier lake outburst floods (GLOF) research in Bhutan.
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