Tree Blow‐Down by Snow Avalanche Air‐Blasts: Dynamic Magnification Effects and Turbulence

Abstract Snow avalanche‐induced air‐blasts are capable of breaking trees, damaging buildings and causing fatalities. Predicting their destructive properties is an essential part of snow avalanche hazard mitigation. Here, we propose a depth‐averaged model that involves turbulent fluctuations to simul...

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Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors:	Yu Zhuang, Natalie Piazza, Aiguo Xing, Marc Christen, Peter Bebi, Alessandra Bottero, Lukas Stoffel, Julia Glaus, Perry Bartelt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2023-11-01
Subjects:	avalanche snow hazard turbulence forest air‐blast
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL105334