Magnitude and frequency of avalanches in relation to terrain and forest cover

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 82-90

  McClung, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; FOREST COVER; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; TERRAIN;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 0037303340     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2003)035[0082:MAFOAI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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