Item: Avalanche Forecasting and Risk Mitigation for Specific Objects at Risk
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Title: Avalanche Forecasting and Risk Mitigation for Specific Objects at Risk
Proceedings: International Snow Science Workshop Grenoble – Chamonix Mont-Blanc - October 07-11, 2013
Authors:
- Krister Kristensen [ Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Natural Hazards Division ]
- Hedda Breien [ Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Natural Hazards Division ]
- Suzanne Lacasse [ Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Natural Hazards Division ]
Date: 2013-10-07
Abstract: Objects and individuals can be exposed to different levels of avalanche hazard. For object specific avalanche forecasting and risk mitigation programs, the general danger scales, such as the European and North American Avalanche Danger Scales, are of limited usefulness because they provide no indication of the actual risk to an object. To ensure that avalanche forecasting is useful at the object level, a quantitative description of the avalanche probabilities of reaching threatened objects with required follow-up actions is proposed. This article discusses the proposed procedure and gives examples of two highway projects in western Norway where local object-specific avalanche forecasting was done.
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-59.pdf
Language of Article: English
Presenter(s): Unknown
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, local forecasting, danger scales, danger levels, probability of occurrence, risk, objects at risk, risk mitigation
Page Number(s): 865-870
Subjects: avalanche forecasting avalanche danger avalanche risk
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