Velocity distribution in snow avalanches

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 27297-27303

  Nishimura, K ^a   Ito, Y ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; SNOW VELOCITY;

EID: 0031433910     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02120     Document Type: Article

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