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Title: Characteristics of Old-Deep-Slab Avalanches: Date: 2010; Authors: David Tracz, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Deep and old slab avalanches (ODS) are often hard-to-forecast. The size and destructive potential of ODS avalanches can be disturbing. As a starting p...; Object ID: ISSW_O-028.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, slab depth, age; View additional details about Characteristics of Old-Deep-Slab Avalanches

Title: Which OBS for Which Avalanche Type?: Date: 2010; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Grant Statham, Pascal Haegeli; Description: At the 2004 ISSW, Roger Atkins proposed thatâ€”early in the terrain selection processâ€” backcountry travellers could identify which types o...; Object ID: ISSW_O-029.pdf; Keywords: avalanches types, atkinsâ€™ approach; View additional details about Which OBS for Which Avalanche Type?

Title: New Insights Into Skier-Triggering of Slab Avalanches: Date: 2010; Authors: Joachim Heierli, Karl W. Birkeland, Ron Simenhois, Peter Gumbsch; Description: Most skiers trigger the slab avalanche in which they are caught. Preventing those accidents necessitates a better understanding of the factors contrib...; Object ID: ISSW_O-040.pdf; Keywords: skier-triggering, slab avalanches, anticrack model, risk; View additional details about New Insights Into Skier-Triggering of Slab Avalanches

Title: On the Sustainability and Arrest of Weak Layer Fracture in Whumpfs and Avalanches: Date: 2010; Authors: Dave Gauthier, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Recent theoretical and practical descriptions of weak layer fracture have focused on the mechanics of achieving a state of propagation, which is assum...; Object ID: ISSW_O-043.pdf; Keywords: whumpfs, avalanches, en-echelon slab fractures,; View additional details about On the Sustainability and Arrest of Weak Layer Fracture in Whumpfs and Avalanches

Title: Potential Changes in the Frequency of Rain-On-Snow Events for U.S. Cascades Ski Areas As A Result of Climate Change: Projections for Mt Bachelor, Oregon in the 21rst Century: Date: 2010; Authors: Brian Lazar, Mark W. Williams; Description: We evaluate how climate change resulting from increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions may affect the frequency of rain-on-snow events at Mt. Bachelo...; Object ID: ISSW_P-024.pdf; Keywords: climate change, rain-on-snow, avalanches, mt bachelor, ski areas, cascades; View additional details about Potential Changes in the Frequency of Rain-On-Snow Events for U.S. Cascades Ski Areas As A Result of Climate Change: Projections for Mt Bachelor, Oregon in the 21rst Century

Title: A GIS Database for Avalanche Forecasting in Colorado: Date: 2010; Authors: Douglas Scott, Ethan Greene; Description: The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) is a statewide avalanche forecasting and education group. The CAIC produces avalanche safety products...; Object ID: ISSW_P-038.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, avalanche forecasting, geographic information systems (gis), geographic information systems (gis); View additional details about A GIS Database for Avalanche Forecasting in Colorado

Title: Applying New Uncertainty Related Theories and Multicriteria Decision Analysis Methods to Snow Avalanche Risk Management: Date: 2010; Authors: Jean-Marc Tacnet, Mireille Batton-Hubert, Jean Dezert, Didier Richard; Description: Making the best decision in the event of a snow avalanche encounters problems in the assessment and management process because of the lack of informat...; Object ID: ISSW_P-040.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanches, risk management, expert judgement, reliability, uncertainty, decision making, multicriteria decision analysis, analytic hierarchy process (ahp), information fusion, fuzzy sets theory, possibility theory, evidence theory, dempster shafer t; View additional details about Applying New Uncertainty Related Theories and Multicriteria Decision Analysis Methods to Snow Avalanche Risk Management

Title: Improving the Interoperability and User-Friendliness of the French Snow Avalanche Information Systems: Date: 2010; Authors: Laure Vidaud-Barral, Jean-Marc Tacnet, Michael DeschÃ¢tres, MylÃ¨ne Bonnefoy, Didier Richard; Description: Snow avalanches are rapid mass movements that put humans and material assets at risk with dramatic consequences. Risk reduction is reduced through str...; Object ID: ISSW_P-043.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanches, risk management, information systems, data quality, information sharing, software engineering, interoperability; View additional details about Improving the Interoperability and User-Friendliness of the French Snow Avalanche Information Systems

Title: Safe Haven At Road Sides Near Avalache Prone Sites: Date: 2010; Authors: Ãrni JÃ³nsson; Description: Snow avalanches cause threat to road traffic in mountainous areas in Iceland in wintertime. One or more vehicles are hit by avalanches every year but ...; Object ID: ISSW_P-049.pdf; Keywords: road traffic, avalanches, avalanche accidents, safe area; View additional details about Safe Haven At Road Sides Near Avalache Prone Sites

Title: On Surface Warming and Snow Instability: Date: 2010; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Warming is believed to be one of the most prominent causes of snow instability â€“ although experimental evidence is rare. We know that â€“ ...; Object ID: ISSW_P-058.pdf; Keywords: surface warming, slab avalanches, dry-snow, near-surface layers; View additional details about On Surface Warming and Snow Instability

Title: A Look Back on the Avalanche Cycle in Queyras in December 2008: Date: 2010; Authors: Romain Gaucher, Sebastien Escand, Mylene Bonnefoy, Xavier Pasquier, Nicolas Eckert; Description: Almost ten years after the catastrophic avalanche in Chamonix, which killed 39 people in February 1999, the French Alps has been the theatre of a new ...; Object ID: ISSW_P-090.pdf; Keywords: accumulation, unpredicted avalanches; View additional details about A Look Back on the Avalanche Cycle in Queyras in December 2008

Title: Meteorological and Environmental Observations from Three Glide Avalanche Cycles and the Resulting Hazard Management Technique: Date: 2010; Authors: Ron Simenhois, Karl Birkeland; Description: Glide avalanches are a significant hazard that threatens people and property in many snowy climates. They are hard to control, poorly understood, and ...; Object ID: ISSW_P-104.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanches, cylces, hazard management, snowpack; View additional details about Meteorological and Environmental Observations from Three Glide Avalanche Cycles and the Resulting Hazard Management Technique

Title: Avalanches and Snow Mobile Traffic Around Longyearbyen, Svalbard: Date: 2009; Authors: Markus Eckerstorfer, Hanne H. Christiansen, Ullrich Neumann; Description: Longyearbyen is situated in a mountainous landscape, thus infrastructure, living and travelling in and around Longyearbyen is highly affected by moun...; Object ID: issw-2009-0044-0047.pdf; Keywords: high arctic, svalbard, snow avalanches, radar traffic counting; View additional details about Avalanches and Snow Mobile Traffic Around Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Title: Major Avalanches in Eastern Pyrenees and North Atlantic Oscillation: Date: 2009; Authors: C. Garcia, J.C. PeÃ±a, G. MartÃ, P. Olle, P. MartÃnez; Description: The number of major avalanche episodes registered in Eastern Pyrenees (north-east of the Iberian Peninsula) is correlated to the North Atlantic Oscill...; Object ID: issw-2009-0048-0052.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, north atlantic oscillation, eastern pyrenees; View additional details about Major Avalanches in Eastern Pyrenees and North Atlantic Oscillation

Title: Snow Avalanches Potential and Management of Romanian Carpathians. Case study-BÃ¢lea Glacial Valley (FÄƒgÄƒraÅŸ Massif)-Southern Carpathians: Date: 2009; Authors: Mircea VOICULESCU; Description: This study focuses on BÃ¢lea glacial valley-Fagaras massif, a representative glacial mountain units in the eastern part of Southern Carpathians. The...; Object ID: issw-2009-0052-0057.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanches potential, snow avalanche management, fagaras massif; View additional details about Snow Avalanches Potential and Management of Romanian Carpathians. Case study-BÃ¢lea Glacial Valley (FÄƒgÄƒraÅŸ Massif)-Southern Carpathians

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