The Relationship between upper elevation weather data and snow accumulations in nearby avalanche starting zones

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dc.contributor.authorKelly, Lorne Douglasen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T18:22:10Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T18:22:10Z
dc.date.copyright1995en_US
dc.date.issued1995
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Geography
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en
dc.description.abstractSnow accumulations during seven time periods were measured on three transects in the Cascade mountains near Hope, British Columbia. Two of the transects were in avalanche starting zones, the third was in an opening in the forest nearby. The measured accumulations were correlated to weather parameters recorded at upper elevation weather stations 4 kilometres away. A single regression model was developed to predict snow accumulation at the starting zone transects. A new parameter, combining the observed average wind vector with each transect aspect, was used to represent the effective loading wind at the starting zones. Precipitation was by far the best predictor of snow accumulation. The other parameters made little contribution to the model.
dc.format.extent126 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/18378
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleThe Relationship between upper elevation weather data and snow accumulations in nearby avalanche starting zonesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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