Snowpack properties associated with fracture initiation and propagation resulting in skier-triggered dry snow slab avalanches

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 13-22

  van Herwijnen, A ^a   Jamieson, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avalanche release; Fracture initiation; Fracture propagation; Skier triggering; Snow avalanche; Snow stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; FRACTURE; SLOPE STABILITY; STRATIGRAPHY;

FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; SKIER-TRIGGERING;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

AVALANCHE; FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; ICE MECHANICS; SNOWPACK;

EID: 34548690332     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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