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MIXED AVALANCHE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-07-31

English

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

The catastrophic avalanche Winter of 1999 ... demonstrated the need for a simple physical model to assist in the analysis of the dangers posed by snow avalanches ... we present a four component mixed avalanche model containing both a dense flowing core and a powder cloud. The remaining two components are a mass source -the snowcover- and a mass sink -the turbulent wake that can be observed behind the flowing components.

Key term(s)
  • mixed motion avalanche

French

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

Avalanche possédant une partie dense et une autre partie en aérosol.

OBS

Les deux écoulements peuvent être autonomes ou dépendants.

Spanish

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