Snow fracture in relation to slab avalanche release: critical state for the onset of crack propagation
The failure of a weak snow layer buried below cohesive slab layers is a necessary, but insufficient, condition for the release of a dry-snow slab avalanche. The size of the crack in the weak layer must also exceed a critical length to propagate across a slope. In contrast to pioneering shear-based a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/217/2017/tc-11-217-2017.pdf |