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Title: MONITORING OF AVALANCHES USING DAS: FROM RELEASE TO FLOW MOTION DETECTION
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Cristina Pérez-Guillén, Pascal Edme, Andri Simeon, Johannes Aichele, Alec van Herwijnen, Andreas Fichtner, Johan Gaume
Description: The destructive power of snow avalanches and the uncertainty in predicting them demand reliable monitoring systems in mountain regions. Distributed Ac...
Object ID: ISSW2026_FS4.6.pdf
Keywords: avalanche detection, distributed acoustic sensing (das) monitoring, avalanche release
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Title: REMOTE AVALANCHE CONTROL AND AUTOMATED AVALANCHE DETECTION SYSTEMS: CURRENT PRACTICE, OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Scott Thumlert, Paul Harwood, Harlan Shepard, Tim Glassett, Cam Campbell, Eirik Sharp, Brian Gould, Alexis Tessier
Description: Remote avalanche control systems (RACS) and automated avalanche detection systems (AADS) are increasingly used to operationally manage avalanche risk,...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O2.5.pdf
Keywords: remote avalanche control systems, racs, automated avalanche detection systems, aads, transportation corridors, avalanche explosive control
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Title: TOWARDS AUTOMATIC AVALANCHE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION USING SEISMIC AND INFRASOUND ARRAY DATA
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Christine Seupel, Patrick Düggelin, Andri Simeon, Cristina Pérez-Guillén, Andreas Fichtner, Alec van Herwijnen
Description: Reliable avalanche detection and localization are essential for effective hazard mitigation. They support avalanche forecasting, risk management, and ...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O5.3.pdf
Keywords: avalanche detection, seismic, infrasound, array processing, instrumentation and remote sensing
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Title: CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN SATELLITES AND FORECASTERS: EXPERIENCES FROM THE SWEDISH MOUNTAINS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Jakob Grahn, Daniel Stødle, Petter Palmgren, Anton Grindgärds, Mattias Tarestad
Description: Spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) can help observe avalanches across large and remote areas, but detection results alone are not enough for ro...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O9.5.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, synthetic aperture radar, avalanche detection, visualisation
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Title: DO INFRASOUND ARRAYS HAVE AN ACCENT? VALIDATING AVALANCHE DETECTION ACROSS SITES AND WINTERS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Leslie King, Scott Havens
Description: Infrasound arrays may be used to monitor avalanches and other natural hazards, and machine learning classifiers can be used to discriminate event sign...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.64.pdf
Keywords: avalanche detection; infrasound; machine learning; sensor arrays; model transfer
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Title: BINARY AVALANCHE DETECTION SYSTEM (BADS)
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Michael Dvorsak, William Tidd, Christopher Casebeer, Eric Bressler
Description: Detecting avalanche events in real-time remains a challenge for ski resorts, transportation agencies, railways, and avalanche mitigation professionals...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.26.pdf
Keywords: avalanche detection, differential pressure sensor, remote sensing, avalanche mitigation, machine learning
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Title: APPLICATIONS FOR RADAR AVALANCHE DETECTION AT NORTH AMERICAN SKI RESORT OPERATIONS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Reid Nolan, Nicole Koshure, Tim Haggerty
Description: Automated avalanche detection systems (AADS) have been utilized by a wide range of operations but have only recently been adopted by North American sk...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.44.pdf
Keywords: avalanche detection, avalanche forecasting, radar, automated avalanche detection systems (aads), ski resort, avalanche risk management
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Title: SITE SUITABILITY, PERFORMANCE, AND OPERATIONAL LESSONS FROM SIX YEARS OF INFRASOUND AVALANCHE MONITORING
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Jerry Mock, Scott Havens, Aaron Careaga, Clark Corey
Description: Infrasound monitoring uses low-frequency acoustic signals, typically below 20 Hz, to detect and characterize avalanche activity over operationally use...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.45.pdf
Keywords: infrasonic, avalanche detection, remote monitoring, site suitability, avalanche mitigation
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Title: BEYOND INFRASTRUCTURE: AN OFF-GRID, TRAILER-BASED AVALANCHE RADAR FOR REMOTE FORECASTING AND OPERATIONAL DECISION SUPPORT
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Susanne Wahlen, Severin Staehly, Lorenz Meier
Description: Automated avalanche detection provides continuous information on avalanche activity independently of daylight and visibility conditions, and is partic...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.59.pdf
Keywords: avalanche detection, doppler radar, automated monitoring, off-grid power supply, mobile monitoring, road safety
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Title: INTEGRATING AUTOMATED AVALANCHE DETECTIONS FOR VALIDATING AND EXPLAINING AVALANCHE FORECASTING MODELS
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Cristina Pérez-Guillén, Andri Simeon, Frank Techel, Michele Volpi, Betty Sovilla, Alec van Herwijnen
Description: Snow avalanches are the deadliest natural hazards in Switzerland and cause significant economic losses annually. Therefore, avalanche detection and pr...
Object ID: ISSW2024_O1.9.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, automatic avalanche detection, machine learning models
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Title: AVALANCHE OPERATION FOR ROAD PROTECTION IN GRøTFJORD, TROMSø
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Mrs. Kaja Krogh, Mrs. Mariia Pihlainen, Ph.D. Martin Stefan, Mr. Nils Arne Kavli Walberg
Description: The Troms County Council (TCC) oversees a 2915 km road network, which includes measures to mitigate avalanches on exposed routes. Approximately 100 lo...
Object ID: ISSW2024_O7.5.pdf
Keywords: avalanche operation, racs, avalanche detection, doppler radar, avalanche forecasting
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Title: IMPROVED WINTER SAFETY FOR THE OLIVONE-CAMPO BLENIO-COZZERA ROAD IN SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND WITH A RADAR-BASED AVALANCHE ALARM SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC CONTROL
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Tómas Jóhannesson, Susanne Wahlen
Description: The cantonal road from Olivone to Campo Blenio and Cozzera is affected by various avalanche paths that are mainly protected by a tunnel and a snow she...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P7.14.pdf
Keywords: avalanche detection, real-time, doppler radar, road safety, winter safety
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Title: FORTY YEARS WITH AVALANCHE DETECTION SYSTEMS IN NORWAY
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Tore Humstad
Description: As part of public strategies for the protection of Norwegian roads against avalanches, automatic avalanche monitoring for spontaneous road closure an...
Object ID: ISSW2024_O8.1.pdf
Keywords: avalanche detection, monitoring, geophones, radar, norway
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Title: AVALANCHE MONITORING USING DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING: A CASE STUDY IN HOLMBUKTURA, NORWAY
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Antoine Turquet, Andreas Wuestefeld, Guro K. Svendsen, Finn Nyhammer, Espen Nilsen, Andreas Persson, Vetle Refsum
Description: Avalanches pose significant hazards in mountainous areas, particularly when avalanches block roads, leaving traffic vulnerable to subsequent avalanche...
Object ID: ISSW2024_O8.3.pdf
Keywords: automated avalanche detection, distributed acoustic sensing, signal processing
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Title: COMBINING MODEL PREDICTIONS AND RADAR AVALANCHE DETECTIONS FOR OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE FORECASTING
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Jürg Trachsel, Bettina Richter, Severin Stähly, Stephanie Mayer, Susanne Wahlen, Alec van Herwijnen, Frank Techel
Description: Predicting natural avalanche activity and verifying avalanche forecasts have long been major challenges. However, the advent of new technologies, such...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P8.3.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, natural avalanche model, operational validation, real-time avalanche detection, doppler radar
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