Snow Avalanches: Beliefs, Facts, and Science

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Francois Louchet (Professor of Condensed Matter Physics, Professor of Condensed Matter Physics, Grenoble University)

Snow Avalanches

Beliefs, Facts, and Science

Francois Louchet (Professor of Condensed Matter Physics, Professor of Condensed Matter Physics, Grenoble University)

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English

Oxford University Press
01 January 2021

Statistical physics; Earth sciences; Meteorology & climatology

This book provides a critical update of the most recent and innovative developments of avalanche science. It aims at re-founding avalanche science on clear scientific bases, from field observations and experiments up to mathematical and physical analysis and modeling. In this respect, it stands in a still unoccupied but fundamental niche amidst the abundant avalanche literature.

In the current context of a accelerated climate warming, the book also discusses possible evolutions of snow cover extent and stability. It also shows how the present analysis can be extended, in mountainous areas, to other gravitationally induced phenomena that are likely to take over from avalanches under specific circumstances.

The text is supported by online links to field experiments and lectures on triggering mechanisms, risk management, and decision making.

By: Francois Louchet (Professor of Condensed Matter Physics Professor of Condensed Matter Physics Grenoble University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 175mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9780198866930
ISBN 10: 0198866933
Pages: 98
Publication Date: 01 January 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"François Louchet received an engineering degree at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines (Nancy, France), the ""Agrégation"" degree in Physics, and a PhD in Solid State Physics. For more than 30 years he has been Professor of Condensed Matter Physics at Grenoble University (Grenoble Institute of Technology). He was also Invited Professor at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland), invited scientist at the Balseiro Institute, Bariloche (Argentina), and at Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic), Guest Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA), OCMR Distinguished Lecturer at Mc Master University, Hamilton, and Kingston University (Ontario, Canada). He is the secretary of the Data-Avalanche Association, and a member of the European Physical Society and of the French Physical Society. Now retired, he keeps on with his research activity, more particularly on theoretical aspects of instabilities in Physics and Geophysics."

Reviews for Snow Avalanches: Beliefs, Facts, and Science

Provides the best overall understanding of avalanche science in the most practical way. * Henry Schniewind, Director of Henry's Avalanche Talk (HAT), London and Val d'Isère *