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design-magnitude avalanche

Scope: climate

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on design-magnitude avalanche with 15 nodes and 37 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Snodgrass Mountain, Avalanche hazards, avalanche runout distance.

Definition

A statistically-defined avalanche size (typically 100-300 year return period) used for engineering and land-use planning

Related Terms (2)

300-year avalanche300-year return period avalanche

Publications (1)

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Avalanche Size increase resulting from tree removal and wind loading- a case study from central Colorado using Aval-1D

2006

design-magnitude avalanche

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Definition

Related Terms (2)

Publications (1)

Avalanche Size increase resulting from tree removal and wind loading- a case study from central Colorado using Aval-1D

Related Concepts (4)

Avalanche hazards

avalanche runout distance

wind-transported snow

extreme value statistics