Accelerating Strain Preceding an Avalanche
Abstract Strain gages set in the snow on an avalanche track recorded accelerating strain for four hours preceeding a naturally released avalanche. On a second occasion when the strain-rate was similar, the strain decelerated and no avalanche occured.
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1979
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000014398 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000014398 |
| Summary: | Abstract Strain gages set in the snow on an avalanche track recorded accelerating strain for four hours preceeding a naturally released avalanche. On a second occasion when the strain-rate was similar, the strain decelerated and no avalanche occured. |
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