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Alton C. Byers

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32

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19

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1970

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The Mountain Institute(Current)

Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

The University of Texas at Austin

Hokkaido University

University of Colorado Boulder

Alton C. Byers is an author at The Mountain Institute specializing in geography, geomorphology, and engineering.

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1970–2023

32

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Geomorphic and geologic controls of geohazards induced by Nepal’s 2015 Gorkha earthquake

Jeffrey S. Kargel, G. J. Leonard, Dan H. Shugar et al. · Science · 2015 · 536 citations

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A new remote hazard and risk assessment framework for glacial lakes in theNepal Himalaya

David R. Rounce, Daene C. McKinney, Jonathan Lala et al. · Hydrology and earth system sciences · 2016 · 142 citations · Full text

A rockfall-induced glacial lake outburst flood, Upper Barun Valley, Nepal

Alton C. Byers, David R. Rounce, Dan H. Shugar et al. · Landslides · 2018 · 126 citations · Full text

Contemporary Human Impacts on Alpine Ecosystems in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

Alton C. Byers · Annals of the Association of American Geographers · 2005 · 106 citations

Assessing downstream flood impacts due to a potential GLOF from Imja Tsho in Nepal

Marcelo Somos‐Valenzuela, Daene C. McKinney, Alton C. Byers et al. · Hydrology and earth system sciences · 2015 · 78 citations · Full text

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