Temporal changes in the slope-scale spatial variability of the shear strength of buried surface hoar layers

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 148-158

  Logan, Spencer ^a,b   Birkeland, Karl ^b,c   Kronholm, Kalle ^b   Hansen, Kathy ^b  

^a Colorado Avalanche Information Center ^*  (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avalanche forecasting; Avalanches; Spatial variability; Temporal change

Indexed keywords

EXTRAPOLATION; FORECASTING; FROST EFFECTS; OPTIMIZATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY;

AVALANCHE FORECASTING; BURIED SURFACE HOAR LAYERS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

AVALANCHE; CORRELATION; FORECASTING METHOD; FROST HEAVE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; SNOWPACK; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845451684     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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