Influence of weak layer heterogeneity and slab properties on slab tensile failure propensity and avalanche release area
Dry-snow slab avalanches are generally caused by a sequence of fracture processes, including failure initiation in a weak snow layer underlying a cohesive slab followed by crack propagation within the weak layer (WL) and tensile fracture through the slab. During past decades, theoretical and experim...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-04-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/795/2015/tc-9-795-2015.pdf |