Near-surface faceted crystals, avalanches and climate in high-elevation, tropical mountains of Bolivia

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 291-302

  Hardy, Douglas ^a   Williams, Mark W ^b   Escobar, Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Bolivian Mountain Institute   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Avalanche formation; Avalanches; Mountains; Snow; Snow stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CRYSTALS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; RAIN; SNOW; VAPOR PRESSURE;

WEAK LAYERS;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

AVALANCHE; ICE CRYSTAL; MICROSTRUCTURE; OUTDOOR RECREATION; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 0035655393     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(01)00055-6     Document Type: Article

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