Talk:Sturzstrom

G310cody (talk) 00:15, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Assessment

I've never heard the term before, but the article looks good. Here are a few suggestions I have.

1. More sources - at least 1 for the definition and 1 for fining them on other planets
2. The Blackhawk Landslide would probably be a good example of this, and there are some pretty stunning pictures of it floating around. You could also make a short article on it and link it to Sturzstrom.
3. Etymology - where does this funny-looking name come from?
4. References: uniform format, fixing spaces by in-line citations
5. Explanation of how the mechanics must be fundamentally different than a standard landslide
6. Looking deeper into the literature to see if one theory has grounds to be favored over another

That's all I've got for now. I gave it C-class because it could use work, but is decently-referenced and has a good amount of info. Awickert (talk) 17:09, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Concerning the name, it is built up from the German words "sturz" = (accidental) fall, collapse etc. and "strom" = stream, flow. The meaning "collapse stream" is used in the first paper in the reference list. However, the word itself (i.e. this combination of sturz and strom) does not exist in German. Rather, the best-fitting German word is "bergsturz" (fall/collapse of a mountain; see link to de.wikipedia).--SiriusB (talk) 20:30, 21 April 2011 (UTC)