In the rapidly evolving mountain cryosphere, snow avalanches threaten livelihoods,
settlements and infrastructure. In this Review, we analyse past and projected impacts of …

Geomorphic mass flows are often complex in terms of material composition and its evolution
in space and time. The simulation of those hazardous phenomena would strongly benefit …

Snow traction is a key performance characteristic for tire design. Designing snow tires
requires extensive testing on snow-covered proving grounds. Thus, numerical simulation …

Snow avalanches cause fatalities and economic loss worldwide and are one of the most
dangerous gravitational hazards in mountainous regions. Various flow behaviors have been …

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 …

Understanding the physics of phase separation between solid and fluid phases as a mixture
mass moves down-slope is a long-standing challenge. Here, we propose an extension of a …

GEOphysical flow dynamics using pulsed Doppler radAR (GEODAR), a custom radar
system, images avalanches over the entire slope with high spatial and temporal resolution at …

The wind‐driven saltation of granular material plays a key role in various geophysical
processes on Earth, Mars, Venus, and Titan. Although interparticle cohesion is known to limit …

Avalanches and other hazardous mass movements pose a danger to the population and
critical infrastructure in alpine areas. Hence, understanding and continuously monitoring …

Understanding the dynamics driving the transformation of snowfall crystals into blowing
snow particles is critical to correctly account for the energy and mass balances in polar and …