Applying machine learning methods to avalanche forecasting

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 49, Issue , 2008, Pages 107-113

  Pozdnoukhov, Alexei ^a   Purves, R S ^b   Kanevski, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; DATA ASSIMILATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLACIOLOGY; LEARNING; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; VECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58249090365     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756408787814870     Document Type: Article

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