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Research article
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17 Dec 2019
Research article |
| 17 Dec 2019
| 17 Dec 2019
Validating modeled critical crack length for crack propagation in the snow cover model SNOWPACK
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
Jürg Schweizer
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
Mathias W. Rotach
Institute for Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Alec van Herwijnen
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
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Short summary
Information on snow stability is important for avalanche forecasting. To improve the stability estimation in the snow cover model SNOWPACK, we suggested an improved parameterization for the critical crack length. We compared 3 years of field data to SNOWPACK simulations. The match between observed and modeled critical crack lengths greatly improved, and critical weak layers appear more prominently in the modeled vertical profile of critical crack length.
Information on snow stability is important for avalanche forecasting. To improve the stability...
