Avalanches in the USSR (Distribution, Division, Forecasting Possibilities)

• Main Author: Losev,K. S.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; (*AVALANCHES; *USSR); MOUNTAINS; PREDICTIONS; TERRAIN; PLANTS(BOTANY); SOILS; CLASSIFICATION; MELTING; SHEAR STRESSES; SAFETY; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; USSR; TABLES(DATA); TRANSLATIONS; Snow Hills; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0715090; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0715090

The distribution of avalanches in the territory of the USSR is considered in this work. It is shown that avalanches are observed in practically all mountain regions. Fundamental indications are described, on the basis of which it is possible to determine in the summer period the degree of avalanche...