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LOOSE-DRY AVALANCHE [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

[A] loose snow avalanche composed of dry snow.

OBS

[Loose dry avalanches] are most likely to occur - either naturally or with a human trigger - when surface snow layers are composed of deep, low-density snow.

Key term(s)
  • loose-dry avalanche

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

[...] avalanche de neige sans cohésion composée de neige sèche.

OBS

[Une avalanche de neige sèche sans cohésion] déclenchée naturellement ou par intervention humaine, survient surtout lorsque les couches de neige de surface sont composées de neige profonde à faible densité.

Spanish

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