Refinements to the stability index for skier-triggered dry-slab avalanches

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 26, Issue , 1998, Pages 296-302

  Jamieson, J B ^a   Johnston, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031762003     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/1998aog26-1-296-302     Document Type: Article

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