Large-scale snow instability patterns in western Canada: First analysis of the CAA-InfoEx database 1991-2002

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2004, Pages 15-20

  Gruber, Urs ^a   Hägeli, Pascal ^b   McClung, David M ^b   Manners, Evans ^c  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Canadian Avalanche Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AVALANCHE; INSTABILITY; METEOROLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNOW COVER;

COAST MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15444373764     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756404781814979     Document Type: Article

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