Fractal grain distribution in snow avalanche deposits

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 58, Issue 208, 2012, Pages 340-346

  De Biagi, Valerio ^a   Chiaia, Bernardino ^a   Frigo, Barbara ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNOW AVALANCHE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84862272663     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012JoG11J119     Document Type: Article

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