Assessing snow instability in skier-triggered snow slab avalanches by combining failure initiation and crack propagation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2017.05.011
Abstract: Dry-snow slab avalanches start with a local failure in a weak snowpack layer buried below cohesive snow slab layers. If the size of the failed zone exceeds a critical size, rapid crack propagation occurs possibly… read more here.
Keywords: crack propagation; slab avalanches; snow slab; crack ... See more keywords
Synoptic atmospheric circulation patterns associated with deep persistent slab avalanches in the western United States
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DOI: 10.5194/nhess-21-757-2021
Abstract: Abstract. Deep persistent slab avalanches are capable of destroying infrastructure and are usually unsurvivable for those who are caught. Formation of a snowpack conducive to deep persistent slab avalanches is typically driven by meteorological conditions… read more here.
Keywords: slab; avalanche; slab avalanches; deep persistent ... See more keywords