The European mountain cryosphere: a review of its current state, trends, and future challenges
The mountain cryosphere of mainland Europe is recognized to have important impacts on a
range of environmental processes. In this paper, we provide an overview on the current …
range of environmental processes. In this paper, we provide an overview on the current …
Snow fracture in relation to slab avalanche release: critical state for the onset of crack propagation
The failure of a weak snow layer buried below cohesive slab layers is a necessary, but
insufficient, condition for the release of a dry-snow slab avalanche. The size of the crack in …
insufficient, condition for the release of a dry-snow slab avalanche. The size of the crack in …
Characterizing snow instability with avalanche problem types derived from snow cover simulations
Snow cover models support avalanche forecasting. However, despite much development to
derive snow instability from snow cover model output, snow cover models presently do not …
derive snow instability from snow cover model output, snow cover models presently do not …
[HTML][HTML] Investigating the release and flow of snow avalanches at the slope-scale using a unified model based on the material point method
Snow slab avalanches start with a failure in a weak snow layer buried below a cohesive
snow slab. After failure, the very porous character of the weak layer leads to its volumetric …
snow slab. After failure, the very porous character of the weak layer leads to its volumetric …
Stability evaluation of earth-rock dam reinforcement with new permeable polymer based on reliability method
Y Wang, M Han, B Li, Y Wan - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The stability of earth-rock dam slope has always been the focus of engineers. The existing
dam slope reinforcement measures mainly include anchor rods, anchor cables, soil nails …
dam slope reinforcement measures mainly include anchor rods, anchor cables, soil nails …
Combining random forests and class-balancing to discriminate between three classes of avalanche activity in the French Alps
PD Sielenou, L Viallon-Galinier, P Hagenmuller… - Cold Regions Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Determining avalanche activity corresponding to given snow and meteorological conditions
is an old problem of high practical relevance. To address it, numerous statistical forecasting …
is an old problem of high practical relevance. To address it, numerous statistical forecasting …
Estimating the effective elastic modulus and specific fracture energy of snowpack layers from field experiments
Measurements of the mechanical properties of snow are essential for improving our
understanding and the prediction of snow failure and hence avalanche release. We …
understanding and the prediction of snow failure and hence avalanche release. We …
Modeling of crack propagation in weak snowpack layers using the discrete element method
Dry-snow slab avalanches are generally caused by a sequence of fracture processes
including (1) failure initiation in a weak snow layer underlying a cohesive slab,(2) crack …
including (1) failure initiation in a weak snow layer underlying a cohesive slab,(2) crack …
A process-based approach to estimate point snow instability
Snow instability data provide information about the mechanical state of the snow cover and
are essential for forecasting snow avalanches. So far, direct observations of instability …
are essential for forecasting snow avalanches. So far, direct observations of instability …
Describing snow instability by failure initiation, crack propagation, and slab tensile support
B Reuter, J Schweizer - Geophysical Research Letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Snow instability is a generic term describing the propensity of a snow slope to avalanche. In
need of a concise mechanics‐based concept we suggest a framework based on failure …
need of a concise mechanics‐based concept we suggest a framework based on failure …