Particle densities, velocities and size distributions in large avalanches from impact-sensor measurements

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 32, Issue , 2001, Pages 321-327

  Schaer, M ^a   Issler, D ^a  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; FLOW MODELING; FLOW VELOCITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICLE MOTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

SWITZERLAND; VALLEE DE LA SIONNE;

EID: 0034909807     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756401781819409     Document Type: Article

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