Discrimination of hot versus cold avalanche deposits: Implications for hazard assessment at Mount Meager, B.C

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 713-724

  Stewart, M L ^a   Russell, J K ^a   Hickson, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; PLATE BOUNDARY; TECTONIC SETTING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MOUNT MEAGER; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1642273888     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-3-713-2003     Document Type: Article

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