Browsing Master’s Theses in Technology and Safety in the High North by Author "Engelke, Christian"
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Empirical and dynamical modeling of debris flow events close to Longyearbyen and Svea, Svalbard
Engelke, Christian (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-06-30)Debris flows are a mountain slope hazard relatively well studied in densely populated mountainous regions, while few investigations have been done in Arctic permafrost regions. In order to get a better understanding of the processes involved in such an envi-ronment, this work focused on debris flow hazards in the mountains close to Longyear-byen and Svea on Svalbard, Norway, situated at 78°N. A ...