International Symposium on Mitigative Measures against Snow ...

<strong>International</strong> <strong>Symposium</strong> on Mitigative Measures against Snow Avalanches
Egilsstaðir, Iceland, March 11–14, 2008
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Financial support for this research was received from Náttúrustofa Norðurlands vestra,
Sauðárkrókur, Iceland, Polar Changes CNRS GDR3062, Besançon, France, Laboratory of
Physical and Environmental Geography, GEOLAB CNRS UMR6042, Clermont-Ferrand,
France and University Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France. The authors thank the
persons in charge of these institutions.
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