Fig. 3: Impacts of snow entrainment on the destructive potential of the Langtang avalanche and generated air blasts. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 3: Impacts of snow entrainment on the destructive potential of the Langtang avalanche and generated air blasts.

From: An earthquake-triggered avalanche in Nepal in 2015 was exacerbated by climate variability and snowfall anomalies

Fig. 3

a–d Snow cover distribution in different scenarios. Red dotted line represents the calculated domain. e–h Impacts of snow cover on the avalanche extent. i–l Impacts of snow cover on the air blast dynamics. m–p Pressure profile at the Langtang village (Point A in i) in cases of different snow covers. The satellite image arises from Planet (Images ©2021 Planet Labs PBC).

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