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Title: HUNTING MACH CONES IN SNOW:SUPERSHEAR FRACTURE & SHOCK FRONT REFRACTION IN LAYERED SLABS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Alexandre Pellet, Bastian Bergfeld, Alec van Herwijnen, Johan Gaume
Description: Supershear crack propagation has recently been identified as an important mechanism in snow slab avalanche release. In this regime, the crack in the w...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.16.pdf
Keywords: snow slab avalanche, crack propagation, supershear fracture, mach cone, weak layer, propagation saw test, snow stratigraphy.
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