Weak layer fracture: facets and depth hoar
Understanding failure initiation within weak snow layers is essential for modeling and predicting dry-snow slab avalanches. We therefore performed laboratory experiments with snow samples containing a weak layer consisting of either faceted crystals or depth hoar. During these experiments the sample...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-09-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/7/1447/2013/tc-7-1447-2013.pdf |