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Concept: Snow Avalanche in the eagle vocabulary
| Concept URI | https://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/landcover/eagle/LCH-snow-avalanche |
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| Preferred label | Snow Avalanche |
| Definition | A snow mass with typically a volume greater than 100 m3 and a minimum length of 50 meters that slides rapidly downhill. Snow avalanches usually incorporate materials swept along the path of the snow avalanche, such as trees, rocks, etc. Avalanche formation is the result of a complex interaction between terrain, snow pack and meteorological conditions. |
| Notation | LCH-snow-avalanche |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2023-11-29 |
| Accepted Date | 2023-11-29 |
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