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AVALANCHE BLAST [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-06-22

English

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

A very destructive avalanche wind occurring when an avalanche is stopped abruptly, as when it falls vertically onto a valley floor or when it displaces a large volume of air by flowing horizontally for a long distance.

CONT

The most destructive form [of avalanche wind is] the avalanche blast ... Such blasts may have very erratic behavior, leveling one house without damaging its neighbor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques

Spanish

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