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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2025-07-01
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| 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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