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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spelling ftngi:oai:ngi.brage.unit.no:11250/3082173 2023-08-27T04:10:06+02:00 Snow avalanche forecasting in Iceland and Norway Kristensen, Krister Island 1996-01-29 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3082173 eng eng Norges Geotekniske Institutt NGI-rapport;581250-02 Joint avalanche research project "Norway-Iceland" https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3082173 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no 32 Avalanche-RnD Snøskred-FoU Snow Avalanche Forecasting Research report 1996 ftngi 2023-08-02T22:48:09Z 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 Report Iceland Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) Digital Archive Norway
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topic Avalanche-RnD
Snøskred-FoU
Snow Avalanche
Forecasting
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Snøskred-FoU
Snow Avalanche
Forecasting
Kristensen, Krister
Snow avalanche forecasting in Iceland and Norway
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Snøskred-FoU
Snow Avalanche
Forecasting
description 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
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author Kristensen, Krister
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title Snow avalanche forecasting in Iceland and Norway
title_short Snow avalanche forecasting in Iceland and Norway
title_full Snow avalanche forecasting in Iceland and Norway
title_fullStr Snow avalanche forecasting in Iceland and Norway
title_full_unstemmed Snow avalanche forecasting in Iceland and Norway
title_sort snow avalanche forecasting in iceland and norway
publisher Norges Geotekniske Institutt
publishDate 1996
url https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3082173
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Joint avalanche research project "Norway-Iceland"
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3082173
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