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MAPPING THE AVALANCHE HAZARD IN THE FORMER USSR

L. A. Kanayeva Central Asian Hydrometeorological Scientific Research Institute

Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensingjournal1993en

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Abstract

The present status of development work on avalanche hazard maps and their compilation is reviewed and the future prospects of such research are defined. Particular attention is devoted to methodologies for the compilation of specific avalanche characteristics (volume, mass, frequency, duration of potential hazard, etc.). Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Materialy glyatsiologicheskikh issledovaniy, 1991, No. 71, pp 196–209.

Topics

Landslides and related hazards Cryospheric studies and observations Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

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DOI: 10.1080/07493878.1993.10641927

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