Snow avalanche problems in New Zealand

Datum:

Ort:

Hörsaal Davos & Zoom

Organisiert von:

SLF

Vortrag:

Aubrey Miller, University of Otago

Moderation:

Yves Bühler

Sprache(n):

English

Veranstaltungstyp:

Presentations and colloquia

Zielpublikum:

Everybody interested in this topic

New Zealand’s climate and topography create conditions for challenging avalanche problems. For example, large wet avalanches will sometimes generate powder clouds, and storms will bring > 500 mm of rain to an alpine snowpack the middle of winter. Relatively sparse observational records hamper efforts to characterize avalanche hazards in many places. Our work aims to better understand avalanches in New Zealand using remote sensing observations and modelling.

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