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slab avalanche formation: a standalone construct

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Glaciology

the sequence of weak layer failure, crack propagation and slab release that governs snowpack stability.

In glaciology, slab avalanche formation refers to the sequence of weak layer failure, crack propagation and slab release that governs snowpack stability. This meaning comes from Schweizer (2003) in Reviews of Geophysics.[1]

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References

Schweizer, J., Bruce Jamieson, J., & Schneebeli, M. (2003). Snow avalanche formation. Reviews of Geophysics, 41(4). https://doi.org/10.1029/2002rg000123

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