On the instability of avalanching glaciers

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 52, Issue 176, 2006, Pages 31-48

  Pralong, Antoine ^a   Funk, Martin ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; CREVASSE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; GLACIER; ICE BREAKUP; INSTABILITY; PREDICTION;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33744747019     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756506781828980     Document Type: Article

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