Characteristics of terrain, snow supply and forest cover for avalanche initiation caused by logging
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by International Glaciological Society in Annals of Glaciology
- Vol. 32, 223-229
- https://doi.org/10.3189/172756401781819391
Abstract
This paper contains statistical analyses of parameters to characterize starting zones of destructive avalanches which have resulted from clear-cut logging in British Columbia, Canada. Data from 76 avalanche sites in the Coast Mountains (western British Columbia) and the Columbia Mountains (eastern British Columbia) are analyzed. The parameters include a selection which characterize snow supply (related to potential avalanche frequency), avalanche magnitude and those which are known to affect avalanche formation including terrain features, vegetation density, vegetation height and ground surface roughness. The results provide the data framework for possibly preventing future disasters by altering logging plans.Keywords
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