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Title: STUDY ON THE AVALANCHE PREVENTION EFFECT OF COUNTERMEASURES
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Ryota Sato, Katsuhisa Kawashima, Takane Matsumoto
Description: We collected 178 avalanche cases in Japan (including 11 cases with countermeasure). Slope inclination, snow depth, and slope aspect were analyzed for ...
Object ID: ISSW2023_P1.62.pdf
Keywords: avalanche case, countermeasures, slope.
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Title: Systematic Practical Evaluation of Snow Entrainment With the Avalanche Simulation Model SamosAT
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Matthias Granig, Philipp Jorg, Jan-Thomas Fischer
Description: In computational avalanche simulations snow entrainment is one of the key criteria. This fact is displayed for many observed avalanches that could rea...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-22.pdf
Keywords: avalanche simulation, samosat, frontal ploughing, basal erosion, snow entrainment, avalanche case study
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Title: The Avalanche Events of December 2008 in Ceresole Reale (Piedmont Western Italian Alps)
Date: 2009
Authors: M. Maggioni, A. Caimi, D. Godone, M. Freppaz, A. Bertea, M. Cordola, M.C. Prola, V. Bertoglio, B. Frigo
Description: December 2008 was characterized by intense precipitations, in particular in the middle of the month (14th – 17th) throughout all the Italian We...
Object ID: issw-2009-0025-0029.pdf
Keywords: avalanche case study, extreme event, mapping, forest damage
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Title: Faceted Melt Forms, a Deadly and Unpredictable Weak Layer
Date: 2009
Authors: Bill Glude
Description: Faceted melt forms are a particularly persistent and difficult-to-predict weak layer we have commonly found in Alaska and in the Japanese Alps. This ...
Object ID: issw-2009-0092-0096.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, case histories, persistent weak layer, facets, faceted melt forms
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Title: Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Snow Depth Observations: An Update on Technical Developments and Applications
Date: 2009
Authors: Alexander Prokop
Description: In the past few years terrestrial laser scanning methodology has become a powerful tool for determining the spatial snow depth distribution on slopes....
Object ID: issw-2009-0192-0196.pdf
Keywords: terrestrial laser scanning, snow depth, avalanche dynamics, avalanche case study
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Title: Experiences in Avalanche Assessment With the Powder Snow Avalanche Model Samosat
Date: 2009
Authors: Matthias Granig, Peter Sampl, Christian Tollinger, Philipp Jörg
Description: In 2004 the Forest Technical Service for Avalanche and Torrent Control (WLV) has initiated the development of the new powder snow avalanche model Samo...
Object ID: issw-2009-0514-0518.pdf
Keywords: avalanche simulation, samosat, model calibration, avalanche case studies
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