Acoustic Emission as an Indication of Stability Decrease in Fracture Zones of Avalanches

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1 January 1979

journal article
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Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Glaciology

Vol. 22 (86) , 186-188
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000014180

Abstract

Measurements of the event rate of natural, small-amplitude displacement accelerations in potential fracture zones of avalanches prove to be good indications for decrease of stability.

Keywords

GOOD
AMPLITUDE
ACCELERATIONS
INDICATION OF STABILITY DECREASE
ACOUSTIC
FRACTURE
AVALANCHES
EVENT RATE

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:

Spontaneous Fracture Initiation in Mountain Snow-Packs
Journal of Glaciology, 1977