On the predictability of ice avalanches
The velocity of unstable large ice masses from hanging glaciers increases as a power-law function of time prior to failure. This characteristic acceleration presents a finite-time singularity at the theoretical time of failure and can be used to forecast the time of glacier collapse. However, the no...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics |
| Online Access: | http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/12/849/2005/npg-12-849-2005.pdf |