Snow mechanical property variability at the slope scale – implication for snow mechanical modelling

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: F. Meloche, F. Gauthier, A. Langlois
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2024
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1359-2024; https://doaj.org/article/69759425c3864ab3b70967feb19e3d51

Snow avalanches represent a natural hazard to infrastructure and backcountry recreationists. Risk assessment of avalanche hazard is difficult due to the sparse nature of available observations informing on snowpack mechanical and geophysical properties and overall stability. The spatial variability...