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Journal of Glaciology, 2019 From field observations, dry snow slab avalanche initiation is associated with fracture within relatively thin weak layers under stronger, cohesive slabs.
D. M. McCLUNG, C. P. BORSTAD
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Elevation shapes alpine snow algal blooms and their influence on albedo reduction
New Phytologist, Volume 251, Issue 5, Page 2482-2496, September 2026.Graphical summary of elevational trends in Sanguina‐dominated snow algal blooms. Increasing elevation was associated with larger cells, lower Chla content per cell, higher astaxanthin ratios, lower snow water content, and reduced cell‐normalized albedo, whereas algal cell density showed no consistent elevational trend.
Pablo Almela +5 more
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Hydrological Processes, Volume 40, Issue 8, August 2026.Two hydrological model configurations with contrasting snow process complexity were evaluated in a high‐alpine, snow‐dominated karst catchment (2014–2025) at Mount Zugspitze (Germany). Despite comparable discharge simulation performance and water balances, the models show substantial differences in internal process representation.
Roberta Facchinetti +7 more
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A simple analytical model for pressure on obstacles induced by snow avalanches
, 2010 [Departement_IRSTEA]Eaux [TR1_IRSTEA]RIVAGEThe forces snow avalanches are able to exert on protection dams or buildings is of crucial interest in order to improve avalanche mitigation measures and to quantify the mechanical vulnerability of structures ...
Faug, Thierry +11 more
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Glacier Mass Balance Modeling Using a Long Short‐Term Memory Network
Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and Computation, Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2026.Abstract Glacier mass balance (MB) is a key indicator of climate change and a central driver of glacier evolution, yet most glaciers worldwide lack long‐term in situ measurements. For estimating glacier MB, data‐driven models provide a complementary alternative to traditional numerical approaches by learning empirical relationships between climate ...
Marijn van der Meer +6 more
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Dynamics of glide avalanches and snow gliding [PDF]
In recent years, due to warmer snow cover, there has been a significant increase in the number of cases of damage caused by gliding snowpacks and glide avalanches.
Ancey, Christophe, Bain, V. Toraval
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Reconstructing snow avalanches in the Southeastern Pyrenees [PDF]
, 2009 A regional study of snow avalanche processes was undertaken in the SE Pyrenees. Dendrogeomorphology was used to date and reconstruct large-scale snow avalanche events that occurred in the last four decades.
Gutiérrez Merino, Emilia +11 more
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THEORY AND PRACTICE OF INDIVIDUAL SNOW AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC
Geography, Environment, Sustainability, 2012 In recent years, the Government of the Russian Federation considerably increased attention to the exploitation of the Russian Arctic territories. Simultaneously, the evaluation of snow avalanches danger was enhanced with the aim to decrease fatalities ...
Aleksandr Shnyparkov +5 more
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Beyond temperature: The environmental constraints of high‐mountain microrefugia
Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 8, August 2026.Cold spots in an alpine landscape often sit on poor, rocky, carbon‐low soils rather than well‐developed ground. As climate warms, alpine plants may find these cold refuges too harsh to colonize, since many depend on richer soils than nival and subnival species do.
Branislav Vrábel +12 more
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Adhesion of Wet Snow to Different Cable Surfaces [PDF]
Cohesion of snow and its adhesion to cable surfaces are the decisive factors for wet-snow shedding from power-line cables. Knowing the adhesive strength of snow is essential to predict when snow will shed and what consequences it will have on the ...
Hefny, Reham +3 more
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