Wind conditions for snow cornice formation in a wind tunnel

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Yu, Hongxiang, Li, Guang, Walter, Benjamin, Lehning, Michael, Zhang, Jie, Huang, Ning
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Gruvefjellet; Svalbard; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-639-2023; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00064896; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00063568/tc-17-639-2023.pdf; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/639/2023/tc-17-639-2023.pdf

Snow cornices growing on the leeward side of mountain ridges are common in alpine and polar regions during snow seasons. These structures may crack and fall, leading to an increase in avalanche danger. Although cornice formation has been observed in wind tunnel tests and the field, knowledge gaps st...