Validating numerical simulations of snow avalanches using dendrochronology: the Cerro Ventana event in Northern Patagonia, Argentina

The damage caused by snow avalanches to property and human lives is underestimated in many regions around the world, especially where this natural hazard remains poorly documented. One such region is the Argentinean Andes, where numerous settlements are threatened almost every winter by large snow a...

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Main Authors: A. Casteller, M. Christen, R. Villalba, H. Martínez, V. Stöckli, J. C. Leiva, P. Bartelt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-05-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/8/433/2008/nhess-8-433-2008.pdf