Snow avalanches in central Svalbard : a field study of meteorological and topographical triggering factors and geomorphological significance

• Published in: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
• Main Author: Eckerstorfer, Markus
• Other Authors: Hanne H. Christiansen, Karel Kriz
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: VDP::450; Longyearbyen; Longyeardalen; Midwinter; Plateau Mountain; Svalbard; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Arctic; North Atlantic; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes; The Cryosphere; University Centre in Svalbard
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/34832; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-33570

Snow avalanches are a natural phenomenon occurring in snow covered alpine areas all over the world. A complex process combining gravity, topographical conditions, physical and mechanical properties of snow and meteorological conditions control avalanche release. Due to this process complexity, avala...