Method of Predicting Avalanche Danger from Snowfall Intensity in the Tien-Shan
Subject
Avalanches; snow; Tien Shan
Description
Shcherbakov, M.P., September 1969, Method of predicting avalanche danger from snowfall intensity in the Tien-Shan. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Alta Avalanche Study Center, Translation No. 10, 23 pp. [SuDocs A 13.2/231:10]
The original inhabitants of the Alps, Himalayas, Andes, Caucasus, Altai, Tien-Shan, and other mountain regions were acquainted with the most
significant signs of an avalanche hazard such as a heavy snowfall or blizzard, an intense thaw, the appearance of dangerous snow stratigraphy, the formation of cracks in the snow, etc. However, all of these signs are only qualitative estimates of the avalanche hazard. For a quantitative expression of the avalanche hazard, different authors have used relationships for the internal characteristics of
the snow.
Creator
M.P. Shcherbakov; translated by R.I. Perla.
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Contributors
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Wasatch National Forest, Alta Avalanche Study Center
