Item: Climate effects on snow avalance travel distances
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Title: Climate effects on snow avalance travel distances
Proceedings: 1984 International Snow Science Workshop, Aspen, Colorado, USA
Authors: Arthur I. Mears, P.E.
Date: 1984
Abstract: Avalanches with the 10 smallest a-angles found in a coastal climate near Anchorage, Alaska were compared with the 10 smallest examples found in central Colorado. The Colorado examples had a significantly smaller mean value (16.80 compared with 21.30 in Alaska). The higher mobility of the Colorado avalanches is attributed to (1) easily-dispersed dry soft slab releases, (2) a dry, erodable snowcover found throughout the paths in Colorado, and (3) denser vegetation found in the Alaskan run-out zones.
Presenters: Unknown
Keywords: run-out zones, climate, mobility, avalanche, vegetation
Subjects: climate change snow avalanche slab release
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Digital Abstract Not Available
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