Submission Type
Poster
Start Date
April 2021
Abstract
This project continues the work of building knowledge about avalanches by creating a database that maps avalanche fatalities in Utah. The primary vector layer is a point layer that marks the precise location of avalanche fatalities, which has the potential to capture spatial trends in such occurrences.The mapping in this project confirms that there is a strong spatial pattern to avalanche fatalities in Utah, with a high density of accidents in the Salt Lake county. A likely explanation for why there are higher numbers of fatalities in this region is simply population density. A statistical analysis exposes the complexity of avalanche fatalities in Utah, suggesting that there are factors at play other than population density in avalanche accidents.
Recommended Citation
Ferguson, Jackson, "427— Understanding the spatial distribution of avalanche fatalities in Utah, 2010-2020" (2021). GREAT Day Posters. 62.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-symposium/great-day-2021/posters-2021/62
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427— Understanding the spatial distribution of avalanche fatalities in Utah, 2010-2020
This project continues the work of building knowledge about avalanches by creating a database that maps avalanche fatalities in Utah. The primary vector layer is a point layer that marks the precise location of avalanche fatalities, which has the potential to capture spatial trends in such occurrences.The mapping in this project confirms that there is a strong spatial pattern to avalanche fatalities in Utah, with a high density of accidents in the Salt Lake county. A likely explanation for why there are higher numbers of fatalities in this region is simply population density. A statistical analysis exposes the complexity of avalanche fatalities in Utah, suggesting that there are factors at play other than population density in avalanche accidents.
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Sponsored by Stephen Tulowiecki