• Can big data and random forests improve avalanche runout estimation compared to simple linear regression? 

      Toft, Håvard B.; Müller, Karsten; Hendrikx, Jordy; Jaedicke, Christian; Bühler, Yves (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-05)
      Accurate prediction of snow avalanche runout-distances in a deterministic sense remains a challenge due to the complexity of all the physical properties involved. Therefore, in many locations including Norway, it has been common practice to define the runout distance using the angle from the starting point to the end of the runout zone (α-angle). We use a large dataset of avalanche events from ...