| Abstract: | General principles governing a structured, multiscalar approach to avalanche-hazard mapping are outlined. At an initial regional] stage, intermediate-scale mapping (1:300,000) reveals spatial patterns of relevant avalanche parameters and possible lines of research into avalanche forecasting and control. Mapping at the second local-planning] and third site-planning] stages, at scales of 1:100,000 and 1:10,000 respectively, is oriented toward formulation of specific site selection and protection measures, and the development of monitoring and forecasting procedures. Excerpts from representative maps at each level are provided, along with detailed legends. Translated from: Materialy glyatsiologicheskikh issledovaniy, USSR Geophysical Committee Publication No. 51. Moscow: Mezhduvedomstvenniy geofizicheskiy komitet, 1984, pp. 216-223. |
