Southeast avalanche hazard mapping

Project Details

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• Project ID:

  1651

• Nickname/Abbreviation:

  SE avalanche hazard maps

• Parent Project:

  Snow variability and distribution

• Status:

  Active

• Description:

  Future changes in snow avalanches in southern Alaska. A collaborative project with the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF and the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center. The goal of this project is to improve understanding of the complex interaction between the changing cryosphere, snow avalanches, natural resources, and people in their natural and built environments.

• Project Date(s):

  2021 - present

• Primary Contact:

  Wolken, Gabriel J.

• DGGS section:

  Geologic Hazards

• Alternate Url:

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• Project Participants:

Publications

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DDS 26

Wolken, G.J., Fischer, Elizabeth, Hendricks, M.D., and Wikstrom Jones, K.M., 2026, Alaska Snow Avalanche Hazards Database: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Digital Data Series 26, 7 p., https://maps.dggs.alaska.gov/snow-avalanche. https://doi.org/10.14509/32076