انهيار جليدي

انهيار جليدي في قمة إڤرست.

الانهيار الجليدي Avalanche هوتحرك مفاجيء لكمية من الجليد على جانب منحدر جبلي، وقد يحدث اضرارا بالغة إذا ماسقط من فج عالي. أكثر درجات الانحدار خطورة من حيث احتمال تسبيب البشر لانهيار جليدي هي ٢٨ درجة، وكقاعدة عامّة عندما يمكن التقاط الجليد من الأرض والإمساك به وفي نفس الحين يمكن التزلج على الجليدقد يكون احتمال الإنهيار عالي.

التصنيف

الجدول الاوروبي لخطر الانهيار الجليدي

In Europe, the avalanche risk is widely rated on the following scale, which was adopted in April 1993 to replace the earlier non-standard national schemes. Descriptions were last updated in May 2003 to enhance uniformity.

In France, most avalanche deaths occur at risk levels ثلاثة and 4. In Switzerland most occur at levels 2 and 3. It is thought that this may be due to national differences of interpretation when assessing the risks.

مستوى المخاطرة	استقرار الثلج	مخاطرة الانهيار الجليدي
1 - Low	Snow is generally very stable.	Avalanches are unlikely except when heavy loads are applied on a very few extreme steep slopes. Any spontaneous avalanches will be minor sloughs. In general, safe conditions.
2 - Limited	On some steep slopes the snow is only moderately stable. Elsewhere it is very stable.	Avalanches may be triggered when heavy loads are applied, especially on a few generally identified steep slopes. Large spontaneous avalanches are not expected.
3 - متوسط	On many steep slopes the snow is only moderately or weakly stable.	Avalanches may be triggered on many slopes even if only light loads are applied. On some slopes, medium or even fairly large spontaneous avalanches may occur.
4 - عالي	On most steep slopes the snow is not very stable.	Avalanches are likely to be triggered on many slopes even if only light loads are applied. In some places, many medium or sometimes large spontaneous avalanches are likely.
5 - عالي جداً	The snow is generally unstable.	Even on gentle slopes, many large spontaneous avalanches are likely to occur.

[1] الاستقرار:

Generally described in more detail in the avalanche bulletin (regarding the altitude, aspect, type of terrain etc.)

[2] additional load:

heavy: two or more skiers or boarders without spacing between them, a single hiker or climber, a grooming machine, avalanche blasting
light: a single skier or snowboarder smoothly linking turns and without falling, a group of skiers or snowboarders with a minimum 10 m gap between each person, a single person on snowshoes

Gradient:

gentle slopes: with an incline below about 30°
steep slopes: with an incline over 30°
very steep slopes: with an incline over 35°
extremely steep slopes: extreme in terms of the incline (over 40°), the terrain profile, proximity of the ridge, smoothness of underlying ground

الجدول الاوروبي لحجم الانهيار الجليدي

حجم الانهيار الجليدي:

Size	Runout	Potential Damage	Physical Size
1 - Sluff	Small snow slide that cannot bury a person, though there is a danger of falling.	Unlikely, but possible risk of injury or death to people.	length <50 m volume <100 m³
2 - صغير	Stops within the slope.	Could bury, injure or kill a person.	length <100 m volume <1,000 m³
3 - متوسط	Runs to the bottom of the slope.	Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy small buildings or break trees.	length <1,000 m volume <10,000 m³
4 - كبير	Runs over flat areas (significantly less than 30°) of at least 50 m in length, may reach the valley bottom.	Could bury and destroy large trucks and trains, large buildings and forested areas.	length >1,000 m volume >10,000 m³

مقياس أمريكا الشمالية لخطر الانهيار الجليدي

Danger Scale - English

In the الولايات المتحدة and Canada, the following avalanche danger scale is used. Descriptors vary depending on country.

التصنيف الكندي لحجم الانهيار الجليدي

The Canadian classification for avalanche size is based upon the consequences of the avalanche. Half sizes are commonly used.

Size	Destructive Potential
1	Relatively harmless to people.
2	Could bury, injure or kill a person.
3	Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a small building or break a few trees.
4	Could destroy a railway car, large truck, several buildings or a forest area up to 4 hectares.
5	Largest snow avalanche known. Could destroy a village or a forest of 40 hectares.

تصنيف الولايات المتحدة لحجم الانهيار الجليدي

Size	Destructive Potential
1	Sluff or snow that slides less than 50m (150') of slope distance.
2	Small, relative to path.
3	Medium, relative to path.
4	Large, relative to path.
5	Major or maximum, relative to path.

اختبار روتش‌بلوك

Slab avalanche hazard analysis can be done using the Rutschblock Test. A 2 m wide block of snow is isolated from the rest of the slope and progressively loaded. The result is a rating of slope stability on a seven step scale.

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انسيابات متعلقة

Debris flow
Gravity current
Lahar
Landslide
Mudflow
Pyroclastic flow
Slush flow

كوارث انهيارات جليدية شهيرة

Galtür Avalanche
Montroc
Siachen Glacier

الهامش

^ [1]^[]
^ An Analysis of French Avalanche Accidents for 2005-2006
^ Jamieson, Bruce (2000). Backcountry Avalanche Awareness. Canadian Avalanche Association. ISBN .
^ Doug Abromelt and Greg Johnson (winter, 2011-2012). "Learn how to: Perform A Rutschblock Test". USFS National Avalanche Center. Retrieved 2012-11-28. Check date values in: |date= (help)

وصلات خارجية

The Avalanche Education Project
Surviving an Avalanche - A guide for children and youth
Avalanche Awareness
Avalanche Defense Photographs
Canadian Avalanche Association
CBC Digital Archives – Avalanche!
Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies
Directory of European avalanche services
Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research
sportscotland Avalanche Information Service
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Utah Avalanche Center
New Zealand Avalanche Centre
Gulmarg Avalanche Center
US Avalanche.org
Sierra Avalanche Center (Tahoe National Forest)