Refinements of empirical models to forecast the shear strength of persistent weak snow layers. PART B: Layers of surface hoar crystals

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 184-193

  Zeidler, Antonia ^a   Jamieson, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avalanche forecasting; Snow cover stability; Snow stratigraphy; Surface hoar

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES); FORECASTING; LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STABILITY; STRATIGRAPHY;

AVALANCHE FORECASTING; SNOW COVER STABILITY; SNOW STRATIGRAPHY; SURFACE HOAR;

SNOW;

AVALANCHE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; HOAR FROST; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR STRENGTH; SNOW COVER; SNOWPACK;

EID: 33645885914     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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