Approximate estimates of fracture speeds for dry slab avalanches

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1-4

  McClung, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ALPINE SNOW; DRY SLAB AVALANCHES; FRACTURE SPEEDS; TERRAINS;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

AVALANCHE;

EID: 22944469747     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022391     Document Type: Article

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