Read article: Avalanche physics ploughs ahead
Avalanche physics ploughs ahead
Numerical models are providing detailed insights into the formation and dynamics of avalanches, explain Perry Barteft and Othmar Buser
Read article: Avalanche physics ploughs ahead
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