A system for prediction of avalanche hazard in the windy climate of Iceland

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2004, Pages 319-324

  Haraldsdóttir, Svanbjörg H ^a   Ólafsson, Haraldur ^a   Durand, Yves ^b   Giraud, Gerald ^b   Mérindol, Laurent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; TRIGGER MECHANISM; WIND VELOCITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CROCUS;

EID: 15444379591     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756404781815293     Document Type: Article

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