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Title: UNDERSTANDING EXPOSURE TO AVALANCHE TERRAIN AND AVALANCHE INFORMATION PRODUCT USE OF SNOWSHOERS AND WINTER HIKERS: INSIGHTS FROM MOUNT SEYMOUR PROVINCIAL PARK: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Griffin Slimkowich, Pascal Haegeli; Description: Snowshoeing and winter hiking has experienced a tremendous boom in the last decade. To better serve this community with effective avalanche safety mes...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P12.4.pdf; Keywords: risk communication, avalanche safety, user characteristics; View additional details about UNDERSTANDING EXPOSURE TO AVALANCHE TERRAIN AND AVALANCHE INFORMATION PRODUCT USE OF SNOWSHOERS AND WINTER HIKERS: INSIGHTS FROM MOUNT SEYMOUR PROVINCIAL PARK

Title: MOTIVATION AND THE INITIAL STEPS FOR A DATA SCIENCE INVESTIGATION ON SLUSHFLOWS IN NORTHERN NORWAY: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Christopher J. L. D'Amboise, Vilde E. Hansen, Jordy Hendrikx, Louise M. Vick; Description: Slushflows are rapid mass movements where the mass consists of snow that is water saturated (or close to saturation), often entraining ice, soil, and ...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P2.04.pdf; Keywords: slushflows, data science, spatial data, terrain characteristics; View additional details about MOTIVATION AND THE INITIAL STEPS FOR A DATA SCIENCE INVESTIGATION ON SLUSHFLOWS IN NORTHERN NORWAY

Title: Study on Friction Characteristics of Snow Using Rotary Drum Device: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Kenichi Oda, Katsuhisa Kawashima, Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Katsuya Nakamura; Description: Many numerical analysis methods for predicting the motion of the soil or snow avalanches set the characteristics of static friction obtained from the ...; Object ID: ISSW2018_P01.15.pdf; Keywords: friction characteristics, rotary drum device, piv, fluid dynamics.; View additional details about Study on Friction Characteristics of Snow Using Rotary Drum Device

Title: Effects of Tree Height on Snowpack Instability in the North Shore Mountains of Vancouver, BC Canada: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Zachary Wentz; Description: This study aims to understand if there is a relationship with an easily measurable variable, tree height, and snowpack instability; such that instabil...; Object ID: ISSW2018_P02.16.pdf; Keywords: spatial variability, vegetation effects, snow metamorphism, pwls, maritime snowpack climate, start zone characteristics.; View additional details about Effects of Tree Height on Snowpack Instability in the North Shore Mountains of Vancouver, BC Canada

Title: On Modelling the Formation and Survival of Surface Hoar in Complex Terrain: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Nora Helbig, Alec van Herwijnen; Description: Surface hoar crystals form on the snow surface during cold nights. Cloudless sky, humid air and low to moderate wind speeds are required meteorologica...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-06.pdf; Keywords: surface hoar, spatial variability, complex terrain characteristics, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about On Modelling the Formation and Survival of Surface Hoar in Complex Terrain

Title: Physical and Isotopic Characteristics of Snowpack in NW Slovenia: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Jaka Ortar, Manca Volk Bahun, Miha PavÅ¡ek, Iztok Sinjur, Gregor VertaÄnik, Mihael BrenÄiÄ, DuÅ¡an Polajnar, Sergey A. Sokratov, Polona VreÄa; Description: Snowpack is a reflection of different environmental factors, joining all three spheres: atmo-, hydro- and geosphere. Orographic diversity of Slovenia ...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-11.pdf; Keywords: snowpack characteristics, oxygen isotopes, alpine watershed, nw slovenia; View additional details about Physical and Isotopic Characteristics of Snowpack in NW Slovenia

Title: Spatial Variability of Some Snow Characteristics on a Slope and Interpretation of Measurements for Snow Stability Assessment: Date: 2006; Authors: Pavel Chernous, Yuri Fedorenko, Nikolay Barashev; Description: Snow thickness, density, shear strength and temperature are analyzed. Spatial distributions of the snow characteristics are considered as random field...; Object ID: issw-2006-339-348.pdf; Keywords: snow characteristics spatial variability, accuracy estimations, measurements' interpretation, simulation; View additional details about Spatial Variability of Some Snow Characteristics on a Slope and Interpretation of Measurements for Snow Stability Assessment

Title: Discussion of the Directional Characteristics of Explosives Commonly Used in Avalanche Hazard Reduction: Date: 2000; Authors: G. L. Sherwood; Description: All explosives exhibit directional shock wave characteristics, the explosives commonly used for avalanche control also produce these same characterist...; Object ID: issw-2000-321-324.pdf; Keywords: characteristics, explosives, blasting, avalanche, hazard, mitigation; View additional details about Discussion of the Directional Characteristics of Explosives Commonly Used in Avalanche Hazard Reduction