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lake
lake ice
lake talik
lakes beneath ice sheet
laminar flow
land surveying
landslide
lapse rate
larch
large fracture
large ice field
large meshed sampling
USE
coarse probing
large rounded particles
large striated crystals
large-scale atmospheric process
large-scale ocean circulation
laser depth sensor
laser scanner
last seen point (of the avalanche victim)
late fall
late spring
late summer
late winter
latent avalanche hazard
latent heat
latent heat polynya
lateral moraines
lateral structure
lattice work
USE
trestle
Laurentide ice sheet
layer
layer depth
layer without cohesion
lead
lead in ice
leafy wood
ledge
lee slope
leeward
leeward slope
USE
lee slope
legislative measures
lenght
length of structure
lesion
level ice
light additional load
light gradient metamorphism
light metal
light nilas
light pillar
USE
luminous pillar
light rain
light thermal gradient
lightning
limit of a layer
limit of the construction area
line of névé
USE
firn limit
line of structures
linear meter
USE
current meter
linked cavity system
liquid water content
little cohesion snow
USE
loose snow
Little Ice Age
living entities
load capacity
USE
load carrying capacity
load carrying capacity
load-bearing crust
USE
wind compacted crust
loaded column test
loading
lobed front
local avalanche danger
USE
local avalanche hazard
local avalanche hazard
local conditions
USE
site conditions
local foundation
local planning
locating
location
USE
locating
location method
location of surging glaciers
location of victim
location point
location position
USE
location of victim
location speed
lodgment till
log
long distance release
long range search (rescue beacon)
long wave radiation
longitudinal crevasse
longitudinal section
longitudinal strain rate
loop
loose snow
loose-snow avalanche
low
USE
depression area
low avalanche danger
USE
low avalanche hazard
low avalanche hazard
low clouds
low cohesion
low density meltwater
low hardness
low latitude heating
low pressure
low pressure area
USE
trough
low-pressure area
USE
depression area
lubricating layer
lumber
USE
rectangular timber
luminous pillar
LWC
USE
liquid water content
lysimeter