Thermomechanical modelling of rock-ice avalanches for large scale hazard indication mapping in Uttarakhand Province, India https://www.wsl.ch/de/projekte/rock-ice-avalanches-in-india/
In this project, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC / DEZA), we propose to apply large scale hazard indication mapping algorithms to the Himalayan province of Uttarakhand. Our goal is to identify unstable rock/ice masses and perform thermo-mechanical simulations – at the large-scale – to predict the danger of rock/ice avalanches, such as the recent event in Chamoli.
All of these events hence have disastrous consequences for people and infrastructures