Forecasting for deep slab avalanches

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 275-290

  Jamieson, B ^a   Geldsetzer, T ^a   Stethem, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Chris Stethem Associates Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avalanche forecasting; Avalanche formation; Faceted crystals; Snow cover stability; Snow cover structure; Snow hardness; Snow strength

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYSTALS; FRACTURE; RAIN; SNOW;

CRUSTS; DEEP WEAK LAYERS;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

AVALANCHE; FORECASTING METHOD; ICE CRYSTAL; SNOWPACK; WINTER;

CANADA;

EID: 0035651886     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(01)00056-8     Document Type: Article

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