Avalanches overflowing a dam: Dead zone, granular bore and run-out shortening

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 49, Issue , 2008, Pages 77-82

  Faug, Thierry ^a   Chanut, Benoit ^a   Naaim, Mohamed ^a   Perrin, Bertrand ^a  

^a Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLACIER DYNAMICS;

EID: 58249088883     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756408787814799     Document Type: Article

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