Supershear crack propagation in snow slab avalanche release: new insights from numerical simulations and field measurements

<p>The release process of dry-snow slab avalanches begins with a localized failure within a porous, weak snow layer beneath a cohesive slab. Subsequently, rapid crack propagation may occur within the weak layer, eventually leading to a tensile fracture across the slab, resulting, if the slope...

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Main Authors: G. Bobillier, B. Trottet, B. Bergfeld, R. Simenhois, A. van Herwijnen, J. Schweizer, J. Gaume
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2025-07-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/2215/2025/nhess-25-2215-2025.pdf
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