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Extreme avalanche run-out : data from four mountain ranges

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Subjectavalanches; statistical analysis; run out; calcul statistique; parcour
Abstract
Avalanche run-out distances have a prominent statistical character which is not usually featured in calculations derived from avalanche dynamics models. In order to predict run-out distances in a rational manner, the statistical element should be included. Here, we present and analyze data on extreme run-out from four mountain ranges. When the data are fitted to extreme-value distributions, we are able to show how (and why) extreme-value parameters vary with terrain properties of the different ranges.
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  • Annals of Glaciology 13 (1989): 180–184.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierIRC-P-1626
NRC numberNRCC 31059
NRC-IRC-1392
NPARC number20386471
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