Avalanche: Difference between revisions

From Glossary of Meteorology
No edit summary
m (Rewrite with Template:Term and clean up)
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Term
 
|Display title=avalanche
{{TermHeader}}
|Definitions={{Definition
{{TermSearch}}
|Num=1
 
|Meaning=#(''Also called'' snowslide.) A mass of [[snow]] (perhaps containing [[ice]] and rocks) moving  rapidly down a steep mountain slope.
<div class="termentry">
|Explanation=Avalanches may be characterized as loose and turbulent, or slab; either type may be dry or wet  according to the nature of the snow forming it, although [[dry snow]] usually forms loose avalanches  and [[wet snow]] forms slabs. A large avalanche sweeps a current of air along with and in front of  it as an [[avalanche wind]], which supplements its already tremendous destructive force. <br/>''See'' [[wind slab|wind  slab]]; <br/>''compare''  [[sluff]].<br/>  
  <div class="term">
#(''Also called'' landslide.) A mass of earth material (soil, rock, etc.) moving rapidly down a  steep slope.
== avalanche ==
}}
  </div>
}}
 
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' snowslide.) A mass of [[snow]] (perhaps containing [[ice]] and rocks) moving  rapidly down a steep mountain slope.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Avalanches may be characterized as loose and turbulent, or slab; either type may be dry or wet  according to the nature of the snow forming it, although [[dry snow]] usually forms loose avalanches  and [[wet snow]] forms slabs. A large avalanche sweeps a current of air along with and in front of  it as an [[avalanche wind]], which supplements its already tremendous destructive force. <br/>''See'' [[wind slab|wind  slab]]; <br/>''compare''  [[sluff]].</div><br/> </div>
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' landslide.) A mass of earth material (soil, rock, etc.) moving rapidly down a  steep slope.</div><br/> </div>
</div>
 
{{TermIndex}}
{{TermFooter}}
 
[[Category:Terms_A]]

Latest revision as of 07:19, 28 March 2024

  1. (Also called snowslide.) A mass of snow (perhaps containing ice and rocks) moving rapidly down a steep mountain slope.

Avalanches may be characterized as loose and turbulent, or slab; either type may be dry or wet according to the nature of the snow forming it, although dry snow usually forms loose avalanches and wet snow forms slabs. A large avalanche sweeps a current of air along with and in front of it as an avalanche wind, which supplements its already tremendous destructive force.
See wind slab;
compare sluff.

  1. (Also called landslide.) A mass of earth material (soil, rock, etc.) moving rapidly down a steep slope.
Retrieved from "https://glossary.ametsoc.org/w/index.php?title=Avalanche&oldid=31468"
Powered by MediaWiki
Powered by WikiTeq
Powered by Semantic MediaWiki
Copyright 2024 American Meteorological Society (AMS). For permission to reuse any portion of this work, please contact permissions@ametsoc.org. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S. Code § 107) or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S.Copyright Act (17 USC § 108) does not require AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a website or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, require written permission or a license from AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy statement.