Possible erosion mechanisms in snow avalanches

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2004, Pages 384-392

  Gauer, Peter ^a   Issler, Dieter ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NaDesCoR   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; DEBRIS FLOW; ENTRAINMENT; EROSION; NATURAL HAZARD;

EID: 15444375189     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756404781815068     Document Type: Article

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