Snow and ice avalanches in high mountain Asia–scientific, local and indigenous knowledge

A Acharya, JF Steiner, KM Walizada… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2023 - nhess.copernicus.org
The cryosphere in high mountain Asia (HMA) not only sustains the livelihoods of people
residing downstream through its capacity to store water but also holds the potential for …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics and dynamic analysis of the February 2021 long-runout disaster chain triggered by massive rock and ice avalanche at Chamoli, Indian …

T Zhang, Y Yin, B Li, X Liu, M Wang, Y Gao… - Journal of Rock …, 2023 - Elsevier
A massive rock and ice avalanche occurred on the western slope of the Ronti Gad valley in
the northern part of Chamoli, Indian Himalaya, on 7 February 7, 2021. The avalanche on the …

GIS-based spatial modeling of snow avalanches using analytic Hierarchy process. a case study of the Šar Mountains, Serbia

U Durlević, A Valjarević, I Novković, NB Ćurčić… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Snow avalanches are one of the most devastating natural hazards in the highlands that
often cause human casualties and economic losses. The complex process of modeling …

Massive glacier-related geohazard chains and dynamics analysis at the Yarlung Zangbo River downstream of southeastern Tibetan Plateau

T Zhang, B Li, Y Gao, H Gao, Y Yin - Bulletin of Engineering Geology and …, 2023 - Springer
Glacier-related geohazards threaten societies in mountain regions. Massive rock-ice
avalanches/rockslides/glacier debris flows frequently occurred and triggered secondary …

Snow avalanche susceptibility map** from tree-based machine learning approaches in ungauged or poorly-gauged regions

Y Liu, X Chen, J Yang, L Li, T Wang - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Map** avalanche susceptibility is essential for disaster management, especially in
ungauged or poorly-gauged regions. Most existing machine-learning methods have a …

Analysis on the mechanism and dynamics of frequent debris flows in typical alpine gorges areas—a case study of Yizhong river in Deqin County, Yunnan, China

Y Wang, Q He, W Wang, N Zhang, L Chen… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Debris flow is a common geological disaster in mountainous areas, which occurs frequently
in the rainy season and has strong mobility and destructiveness, often bringing serious loss …

Comparison of two 2-D numerical models for snow avalanche simulation

M Martini, T Baggio, V D'Agostino - Science of the total environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Snow avalanches are gravitational processes characterised by the rapid movement of a
snow mass, threatening inhabitants and damaging infrastructure in mountain areas. Such …

Snow Avalanche in the Indian Himalayas: Hazard Zonation and Climate Change Trends in Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh, India

JK Bansal, A Goswami, A Roy - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts …, 2025 - Elsevier
This research provides an in-depth analysis of snow avalanche behavior in the Indian
Himalayas, specifically targeting the Kullu region. The study integrates climate data, terrain …

Characteristics and dynamic analysis of the October 2018 long-runout disaster chains in the Yarlung Zangbo River downstream, Tibet, China

T Zhang, Y Yin, B Li, Y Gao, M Wang - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
Abstract On October 17 and 29, 2018, two rock and ice avalanches occurred on the western
slope of the Sedongpu Basin upstream of the Yarlung Zangbo River in the Tibetan Plateau …

Bias correction of WRF output for operational avalanche forecasting in the Indian Himalayan region

N Samal, SK Jha - Journal of Earth System Science, 2022 - Springer
The forecast of snow avalanches in the Himalayan region has critical importance due to
repetitive hazard scenarios and huge loss of property and lives. In recent years, avalanche …