Shear strength and angle of repose of snow layers including graupel

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2004, Pages 305-308

  Abe, Osamu ^a  

^a National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; DENSITY; GRAIN SIZE; MELTING; SHEAR STRENGTH; SNOWPACK; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; WORLD;

EID: 15444368126     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756404781815149     Document Type: Article

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