Conceptual approach to the study of snow

Name: Conceptual approach to the study of snow
Brand: Irstea
SKU: 9782853626545
Price: 13.9 EUR
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ISBN: 978-2-85362-654-5

de Maurice Meunier (auteur), Christophe Ancey (auteur), Didier Richard (auteur), Rd. Chadwick (traduction)

décembre 2005

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format 160 x 240 262 pages En stock

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Présentation

This book explores a new conceptual approach, closer to hydrology than hydraulics, which relies solely and rigorously on field data from the avalanche path studied. This approach is clarified and compared with both the deterministic and statistical approaches. The authors' past and current research implementing this approach is presented: analysis of the bulk rheology of certain avalanches, the elaboration of new conceptual models validated by comparison with field data, and a methodology for determining extreme events by extrapolating the knowledge garnered from past events.

The French version of this book, L'approche conceptuelle pour l'étude des avalanches, is available on our website.

La version française de ce titre, L'approche conceptuelle pour l'étude des avalanches, est disponible sur notre site.

Sommaire

Chapter 1
The three approaches to the engineering study of avalanches
Chapter 2
Snowfall hydrology
Chapter 3
Obtaining Avalanche Triggering Probability
Chapter 4
Estimating Bulk Rheology of Snow Avalanches from Field Data
Chapter 5
Development of Conceptual Snow Avalanche Models
Chapter 6
Tests of Avalanche Routing Conceptual Models against Field Data
Chapter 7
Random Variables and Probability Distributions
Chapter 8
Bridges with Practical Engineering
Chapter 9
Extrapolation to Extreme Events
Chapter 10
Prospects and Beyond
Annexe
Results of fitting two conceptual models to fifteen avalanches with
known velocity profiles