PPT-Avalanches

Avalanches Facts About 150 people die from avalanches per year in Europe and North America Avalanches can reach 80mph in 5 seconds Most avalanches occur on slopes with angles between 30 and 45 degrees. NATURAL DISASTERS. AVALANCHE. avalanche. An . avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a hill or mountainside. Although avalanches can occur on any slope given the right conditions, certain times of the year and certain locations are naturally more dangerous than others. Wintertime, particularly from December to April, is when most avalanches tend to . Why should we study this? . On December 1. st. , 2000, a 28- year old snowboarder named Joel Roof planned to follow the Glory Bowl down the side of Mt. Glory. Little did he know that his journey down would trigger an . A Closer . L. ook at Utah’s Winter . W. onderland. Snow Avalanches Coming Down in Utah. http://. www.skiutah.com. /. The . Greastest. Snow on Earth®. This has been Utah’s slogan since 1962. Used on License plates since 1985. By Garrett Bushman. I chose avalanches for my . eportfolio. because I love to ski. Being that I ski so much and that I especially like to ski the backcountry its important that I am aware of avalanche danger.. JPS, . Shekhawat. , . Papanikolaou. , . Bierbaum. , …, . Dahmen. , Myers, . Durin. , . Zapperi. Jan March Oct Dec . Month. Magnitude. 7. 8. Hiroshimas. Earthquakes: . oscillatory. . shear. Hisao. Hayakawa . (YITP, Kyoto Univ.). c. ollaborated with . Michio. . Otsuki. (Shimane Univ. .). 2014/1029 . Avalanches, Intermittency, and Nonlinear Response in Far-From-Equilibrium . Resistive Plate . Chambers. (. vis. a . vis. . MARTA . upgrade proposal). . Joseph Berlin. Penn State University. Auger Data Analysis Meeting, Oct. 2013. . …special . thanks to Peter Mazur and Argonne Lab for three RPC units and critical expertise in getting these trials started. . A Closer . L. ook at Utah’s Winter . W. onderland. Snow Avalanches Coming Down in Utah. http://. www.skiutah.com. /. Greatest . Snow on Earth®. Has been Utah’s slogan since 1962. Used on License plates since 1985. l. a. n. c. h. e. s. Mrs. Halls PACE. . Class 5. th. Grade. By:L. . gan,Andrew,Caleb,and Garrett. .. Avalanches. By: Logan Lawshe. Mrs. Hall's P.A.C.E. . . Class. D. e. f. i. n. i. t. i. o. n . Resistive Plate . Chambers. (. vis. a . vis. . MARTA . upgrade proposal). . Joseph Berlin. Penn State University. Auger Data Analysis Meeting, Oct. 2013. . …special . thanks to Peter Mazur and Argonne Lab for three RPC units and critical expertise in getting these trials started. . Ferocious facts . Matthieu Wyart. Institute for theoretical physics, EPFL. Jie. Lin, Thomas . Gueudre. , . Alaa. . Saade. , . Edan. . Lerner, Alberto . Rosso. ,. Markus Muller. Lin et al, EPL, 105. ,. 26003 (2014). snow. down a slope, from either natural triggers or human activity.. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain. Where do avalanches occur ?. Avalanches occur on slopes between 25 to 50 degrees. Avalanches start most often on slopes above the timberline that face away from prevailing winds. . Short-Term Electricity Conservation in . Juneau. Dr. Cathy Connor- University Alaska Southeast 02-03-2012. 1. Thinking About Avalanches. The Mass Movement Process. Tilt board demonstration. GOOGLE . Earth Slope calculations for Juneau .