Snow avalanche forecasting in Iceland and Norway

This document describes local avalanche warning and forecasting operations in Iceland and Norway, with the focus on forecasting as a preventive measure for communities with threatened habitations. The objective of an avalanche forecasting program in this context is to provide the basis for specific...

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Main Author: Kristensen, Krister
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Norges Geotekniske Institutt 1996
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3082173
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Summary:This document describes local avalanche warning and forecasting operations in Iceland and Norway, with the focus on forecasting as a preventive measure for communities with threatened habitations. The objective of an avalanche forecasting program in this context is to provide the basis for specific decision making on the local level in avalanche hazard situations. Nordisk Ministerråd