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Title: Snow Stability and Its Variation in Course of Time: Date: 1998; Authors: Peter Holler; Description: One of the most important questions in avalanche warning is snowpack stability. A main factor when elaborating avalanche bulletins is the settlement ...; Object ID: issw-1998-474-477.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, snow cover, snow stability; View additional details about Snow Stability and Its Variation in Course of Time

Title: Effectively Using and Interpreting Stability Tests: Date: 1998; Authors: Ron Johnson, Karl Birkeland; Description: Determining the likelihood of an avalanche occurring on a given slope is a critical decision faced by both avalanche professionals and backcountry ent...; Object ID: issw-1998-562-565.pdf; Keywords: snow stability, stability tests, avalanche forecasting, avalanches; View additional details about Effectively Using and Interpreting Stability Tests

Title: Tensile Strength and Strength Changes in New Snow Layers: Date: 1998; Authors: Arthur I. Mears; Description: The tensile strength (rupture modulus) of new snow layers was measured at a 3,200m elevation Colorado site during February and March, 1998 to determin...; Object ID: issw-1998-574-576.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, snow mechanics, snow strength; View additional details about Tensile Strength and Strength Changes in New Snow Layers

Title: Creep and Failure of Alpine Snow: Measurements and Observations: Date: 1996; Authors: H. Conway, S. Breyfogle, J.B. Johnson, C. Wilbour; Description: We investigated the creep behavior of alpine snow in an effort to help understand and predict the timing of avalanche release. Measurements of motion ...; Object ID: issw-1996-107-112.pdf; Keywords: rain-on-snow, creep, avalanches; View additional details about Creep and Failure of Alpine Snow: Measurements and Observations

Title: Storms and Avalanches of November 1995, Khumbu Himal, Nepal: Date: 1996; Authors: Richard Kattelmann, Tomomi Yamada; Description: A severe storm struck the Nepal Himalaya on November 9 and 10, 1995. This storm was the most intense event to occur during the autumn in at least 50 y...; Object ID: issw-1996-276-278.pdf; Keywords: severe storms, rare avalanches, nepal himalaya; View additional details about Storms and Avalanches of November 1995, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Title: Effects of Forests Near Timberline on Avalanche Formation: Date: 1990; Authors: H. Gubler, J. Rychetnik; Description: In high alpine forests, extreme dry slab avalanches with fracture heights between 0.8 and 1.5m, corresponding to slope angles from 35 to 45- in the st...; Object ID: issw-1990-073-092.pdf; Keywords: forests, dry slab avalanches, stress field, snow distribution, radiation balance, weak layers; View additional details about Effects of Forests Near Timberline on Avalanche Formation

Title: Snow Gliding on Steep Rock Coqulhalla, B.C.: Date: 1990; Authors: D.M. McClung, Jack D. Bennetto, Simon Walker, W. Golley; Description: The new Coquihalla highway traverses the avalanche prone Cascade Range through Southwestern British Columbia. The terrain above the highway has extens...; Object ID: issw-1990-093-094.pdf; Keywords: terrain, rock slabs, snow gliding, slab avalanches, temperature; View additional details about Snow Gliding on Steep Rock Coqulhalla, B.C.

Title: A Statistical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Air Blasts and Surface Blasts in Producing Avalanches: Date: 1990; Authors: George Austiguy; Description: To address the relative effectiveness of aerial charges compared with surface charges in producing snow avalanches, control route data obtained from B...; Object ID: issw-1990-175-183.pdf; Keywords: air blasts, surface blasts, avalanches, aerial charges, surface charges; View additional details about A Statistical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Air Blasts and Surface Blasts in Producing Avalanches

Title: The Goat Lick Bridge Avalanches of 1979 and 1982: Date: 1984; Authors: M. Martinelli, Jr.; Description: The avalanche of February 13, 1979, that destroyed a bridge on U.S. Highway 2 in Montana is described; then, the avalanches of February 15 and 20, 198...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-198-207.pdf; Keywords: bridge, us highway 2, avalanche, flow pattern, wet avalanches; View additional details about The Goat Lick Bridge Avalanches of 1979 and 1982

Title: Application of Numerical Wind Models to Snow Avalanche Forecasting: Overview: Date: 1976; Authors: T.W. Tesche, M.A. Yocke; Description: Substantial improvement in recent years has been achieved in forecasting snow avalanches. However, the increase in loss of life and property damage in...; Object ID: issw-1976-161-176.pdf; Keywords: storm-induced avalanches, topography, hazards; View additional details about Application of Numerical Wind Models to Snow Avalanche Forecasting: Overview