'Snow avalanches' presentation slideshows

Snow Avalanches

Snow Avalanches. what is an avalanche?. a falling mass of snow and/or ice a mass-wasting process analogous to debris flows or mudslides a natural hazard. ski area avalanche management. snow compaction skier traffic boot packing intentional avalanche release explosives ski cutting

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Chapter 6: Mass Wasting

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Chapter 6: Mass Wasting

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Avalanche Awareness

Avalanche Awareness. Monica Spicker 2012. Many slides taken from various PowerPoint files by Mike Laney, posted at the National Ski Patrol website. Some photographs copied from www.avalanche.org and from the USFS Snow Avalanches brochure. Objectives.

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Glacial Erosion and Depositional Features

Glacial Erosion and Depositional Features. How Do Glaciers Affect the Landscape?. Glacial Erosion. Glaciers remove loose rock from the valleys The flowing glacier pries rocks loose and incorporates them into the ice. Glacial Striations. Rocks scrape the underlying bedrock

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REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

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11 AAC 112.210 Natural Hazard Areas

11 AAC 112.210 Natural Hazard Areas. What is a Natural Hazard ? Natural hazards listed in 112.990(15) include flooding, earthquakes, active faults, tsunamis, landslides, volcanoes, storm surges, ice formations, snow avalanches, erosion, beach processes

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Numerical models Water flow modelling of a steep slope HillVi Weiler and McDonnell, 2004,

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