Modelling the system behaviour of wet snow avalanches using an expert system approach for risk management on high alpine traffic roads

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 821-832

  Zischg, A ^a   Fuchs, S ^b   Keiler, M ^c   Meissl G ^d  

^a Geo Information Management   (Italy)

^b alpS Zentrum fur Naturgefahren Management   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; AVALANCHE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 30844458805     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-5-821-2005     Document Type: Article

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