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Description
The most
comprehensive text on avalanches ever published. The
Avalanche Handbook covers every aspect of avalanches,
their formation, and their effects. The extensive text
and illustrations are technical, yet accessible, and
include the information, techniques, and research on
understanding and surviving avalanches. Includes
chapters on weather patterns and snow characteristics;
types and properties of avalanches; terrain and motion;
methods of observation, evaluation, and prediction;
safety and rescue; and protection from potential
avalanches. |
