Formation of refrozen snowpack layers and their role in slab avalanche release

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Jamieson, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; GRAIN SIZE; ICE CRYSTAL; INTERFACE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK; VAPOR PRESSURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845996160     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005RG000176     Document Type: Article

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