Press information: An inside view of avalanches

 

 

 

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An inside view of avalanches

 

 
They can quickly become dangerous, the small avalanches on and off the slopes. To better understand their dynamics, a team of researchers from Innsbruck is working for the first time on a sensor technology that measures avalanches live. Credit: Jan-Thomas Fischer/BFW
 

Improvements in simulating avalanches require data collected in the field during events. Researchers from Innsbruck are now developing a new method for this purpose. Small sensors are placed in the masses of snow roaring downhill and take a multitude of measurements during an event. Benefits may include facilitating the search for victims buried in the snow.

 
 

 

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Ingrid Ladner

FWF – Austrian Science Fund

Editor scilog

Telefon: +43-1/505 67 40-8117

E-mail: ingrid.ladner@fwf.ac.at

Website: scilog.fwf.ac.at/

 
 
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