Observations and modelling of snow avalanche entrainment
In this paper full scale avalanche dynamics measurements from the Italian Pizzac and Swiss Vallée de la Sionne test sites are used to develop a snowcover entrainment model. A detailed analysis of three avalanche events shows that snowcover entrainment at the avalanche front appears to dominate o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2002-01-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/2/169/2002/nhess-2-169-2002.pdf |