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spelling ftunivparis1:oai:HAL:hal-03480504v1 2024-02-11T10:09:06+01:00 Brief communication: Weak control of snow avalanche deposit volumes by avalanche path morphology Kern, Hippolyte Eckert, Nicolas Jomelli, Vincent Grancher, Delphine Deschâtres, Michaël Arnaud-Fassetta, Gilles Laboratoire de géographie physique : Environnements Quaternaires et Actuels (LGP) Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Pôle de recherche pour l'organisation et la diffusion de l'information géographique (PRODIG (UMR_8586 / UMR_D_215 / UM_115)) Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-AgroParisTech-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité) 2021 https://hal.science/hal-03480504 https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4845-2021 en eng HAL CCSD Copernicus info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/tc-15-4845-2021 hal-03480504 https://hal.science/hal-03480504 doi:10.5194/tc-15-4845-2021 WOS: 000709163100001 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ ISSN: 1994-0424 EISSN: 1994-0416 The Cryosphere https://hal.science/hal-03480504 The Cryosphere, 2021, 15 (10), pp.4845-4852. ⟨10.5194/tc-15-4845-2021⟩ [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2021 ftunivparis1 https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4845-2021 2024-01-23T23:38:29Z International audience Snow avalanches are a major component of the mountain cryosphere, but little is known about the factors controlling the variability of their deposit volumes. This study investigates the influence of avalanche path morphology on ca. 1500 deposit volumes recorded between 2003 and 2018 in 77 snow avalanche paths of the French Alps. Different statistical techniques show a slight but significant link between deposit volumes and path mean elevation and orientation, with contrasted patterns between winter and spring seasons. The limited and partially non-linear nature of this control may result from the combined influence on the genesis of deposit volumes of mean path activity, climate conditions, and mechanical thresholds determining avalanche release. Article in Journal/Newspaper The Cryosphere Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne: HAL The Cryosphere 15 10 4845 4852
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topic [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]
spellingShingle [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]
Kern, Hippolyte
Eckert, Nicolas
Jomelli, Vincent
Grancher, Delphine
Deschâtres, Michaël
Arnaud-Fassetta, Gilles
Brief communication: Weak control of snow avalanche deposit volumes by avalanche path morphology
topic_facet [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]
description International audience Snow avalanches are a major component of the mountain cryosphere, but little is known about the factors controlling the variability of their deposit volumes. This study investigates the influence of avalanche path morphology on ca. 1500 deposit volumes recorded between 2003 and 2018 in 77 snow avalanche paths of the French Alps. Different statistical techniques show a slight but significant link between deposit volumes and path mean elevation and orientation, with contrasted patterns between winter and spring seasons. The limited and partially non-linear nature of this control may result from the combined influence on the genesis of deposit volumes of mean path activity, climate conditions, and mechanical thresholds determining avalanche release.
author2 Laboratoire de géographie physique : Environnements Quaternaires et Actuels (LGP)
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Pôle de recherche pour l'organisation et la diffusion de l'information géographique (PRODIG (UMR_8586 / UMR_D_215 / UM_115))
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-AgroParisTech-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Kern, Hippolyte
Eckert, Nicolas
Jomelli, Vincent
Grancher, Delphine
Deschâtres, Michaël
Arnaud-Fassetta, Gilles
author_facet Kern, Hippolyte
Eckert, Nicolas
Jomelli, Vincent
Grancher, Delphine
Deschâtres, Michaël
Arnaud-Fassetta, Gilles
author_sort Kern, Hippolyte
title Brief communication: Weak control of snow avalanche deposit volumes by avalanche path morphology
title_short Brief communication: Weak control of snow avalanche deposit volumes by avalanche path morphology
title_full Brief communication: Weak control of snow avalanche deposit volumes by avalanche path morphology
title_fullStr Brief communication: Weak control of snow avalanche deposit volumes by avalanche path morphology
title_full_unstemmed Brief communication: Weak control of snow avalanche deposit volumes by avalanche path morphology
title_sort brief communication: weak control of snow avalanche deposit volumes by avalanche path morphology
publisher HAL CCSD
publishDate 2021
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The Cryosphere
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