Seismic signals induced by snow avalanche flow

Natural Hazards

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-100

  Kishimura, K ^a   Izumi, K ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Avalanche velocity; Running power spectrum; Seismic signals; Snow avalanche; Spindle pattern

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC SIGNAL; SEISMOMETRY; SNOW; SPINDLE PATTERN;

EID: 0031451577     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007934815584     Document Type: Article

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