Avalanche risk mapping by simulation

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 45, Issue 150, 1999, Pages 303-314

  Keylock, Christopher J ^a,c   Mcclung, David M ^a   Magnússon, Magnús Már ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

^c Department of Geography ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; MAPPING;

ICELAND;

EID: 0032710484     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/s0022143000001805     Document Type: Article

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