Ratul
ratuld.bsky.social
Ratul
@ratuld.bsky.social
PhD student at Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, UPenn
Former Integrated MSc student at School of Physical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar
Reposted by Ratul
Among the top three largest GLOFs ever documented ! 😳

Massive Catalina Lake (E Greenland) released 3.4 cubic kms of meltwater (3,000 billion liters) into Scoresby Sound fjord btw Sept. 23 and Oct. 11 🌊
Lake’s water level plummeted 154 meters! 😱

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A new gigantic outburst flood from Catalina lake in East Greenland [Catalinadal, Renland, Scoresbysund].

total volume: 3.4 km3
peak discharge: ~7200 m3/s
top-10 #GLOF in terms of both numbers.
previous outburst 2013

I'm sending out a press release today about it.
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December 12, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Thanks to everyone who showed up to see my poster at #AGU24 on Friday, the last day for the program! It was really great to attend all the talks and the posters from everyone, and it was really awesome to meet everyone and hear their questions and comments at my poster!
December 14, 2024 at 1:06 AM
First post on this website - hello everyone!
December 2, 2024 at 7:36 AM