Road traffic and avalanches - Methods for risk evaluation and risk management

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 603-616

  Kristensen, Krister ^a   Harbitz, Carl Bonnevie ^a   Harbitz, Alf ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Avalanche; Example scenarios; Probability; Risk; Risk management; Road traffic

Indexed keywords

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ROAD TRAFFIC;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

AVALANCHE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROAD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0346009130     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GEOP.0000006085.10702.cf     Document Type: Article

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