Two-threshold model for scaling laws of noninteracting snow avalanches
A two-threshold model was proposed for scaling laws of noninteracting snow avalanches. It was found that the sizes of the largest avalanches just preceding the lattice system were power-law distributed. The proposed model reproduced the range of power-law exponents observe for land, rock or snow avalanches, by tuning the maximum value of the ratio of the two failure thresholds. A two-threshold 2D cellular automation was introduced to study the scaling for gravity-driven systems.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2004 |
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Title | Two-threshold model for scaling laws of noninteracting snow avalanches |
DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.208001 |
Authors | J. Faillettaz, F. Louchet, J.-R. Grasso |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Physical Review Letters |
Index ID | 70026443 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |