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Title: INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ICE PARTICLES IN CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION PARTICLES DURING SNOWFALL EVENTS: A CASE STUDY AT SONNBlick OBSERVATORY, AUSTRIA
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Veronika Krieger, Julia Burkart, Christian Maier, Thomas Bachleitner, Gerhard Schauer
Description: The Sonnblick Observatory - located at 3,116 m above sea level in the Austrian Alps - provides a unique environment for studying cloud microphysics un...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.40.pdf
Keywords: ice crystal formation, crystal growth, holographic imaging, nakaya diagram, in-cloud particles
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Title: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ICE FRAGMENTS IN CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION PARTICLES DURING SNOW FALL EVENTS IN DEPENDENCY OF METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS – A CASE STUDY AT SONNBLICK OBSERVATORY, AUSTRIA
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Veronika Krieger, Anna Heuberger, Julia Burkart, Elke Ludewig
Description: The Sonnblick observatory is the highest observatory in Austria located on the peak of Rauriser Sonnblick at 3’106 m.s.l.. It is operated by Geos...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P8.28.pdf
Keywords: snow crystals, crystal growth, holographic image, nakaya diagram, in-cloud particles
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Title: CHARACTERIZING DEPTH HOAR AND SURFACE HOAR CRYSTALS WITH SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Evan N. Schehrer, Kevin D. Hammonds
Description: Temperature gradients in a snowpack are recognized as the drivers for sublimation and vapor deposition of fallen snow that results in depth hoar: wea...
Object ID: ISSW2023_P3.28.pdf
Keywords: snow characterization, crystal structure
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Title: First attempt at prediction of avalanches resulting from no rimed falling snow crystals in Japan
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Kazuki Nakamura, Satoru Yamaguchi, Masaki Nemoto, Hiroki Motoyoshi, Isao Kamiishi
Description: Predicting avalanches resulting from the fall of unrimed snow crystals is key to mitigating the impacts of avalanche accidents in Japan. However, we d...
Object ID: ISSW2018_P10.21.pdf
Keywords: unrimed snow crystal avalanche, avalanche forecasting, fall of unrimed snow crystal, low-pressure systems (cyclone)
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Title: Laboratory Investigations on the Thermophysical Properties of the Ice-Snow Interface While Under a Controlled Temperature Gradient
Date: 2014-09-29
Authors: Kevin Hammonds, Ross Lieb-Lappen, Zoe Courville, Arnold Song, Xuan Wang, Ian Baker
Description: Of critical importance to avalanche forecasting is the ability to draw meaningful conclusions from potentially only a small handful of field observati...
Object ID: ISSW14_paper_O2.02.pdf
Keywords: kinetic snow metamorphism, crystal growth, temperature gradient, ice lens, μ-ct, sem
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Title: Analysis of Surface Hoar Growth Under Simulated Meteorological Conditions
Date: 2012
Authors: Brad Stanton, Daniel Miller, Edward Adams
Description: Surface hoar, essentially frozen dew, is known to form on cold, clear nights when radiant energy loss to the sky drives the surface temperature of th...
Object ID: issw-2012-179-185.pdf
Keywords: hoarfrost, snow surface temperature, surface hoar, crystal growth
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Title: The Creation of Snow Crystal Identification Guidelines Through Photgraphic Analysis
Date: 2010
Authors: Douglas P. Catharine, Douglas M. McCabe, Irene E. Henninger, Thomas S. Leonard, Ethan M. Greaves
Description: Snow crystal identifications are a widely utilized and international observation. Crystal identification is utilized in various situations, including ...
Object ID: issw-2010-catharine-poster.pdf
Keywords: snow crystal, photographic analysis, avalanche observation, metamorphism
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Title: Controlling Crystal Habit in a Small Scale Snowmaker
Date: 2009
Authors: Josephine Bones, E.E. Adams
Description: The crystal habit, plates or columns, in snow crystals is dependent on atmospheric temperature. The secondary feature of the crystal, plates versus d...
Object ID: issw-2009-0067-0071.pdf
Keywords: controlling crystal habit, growing snow crystals
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Title: Evaluating the Importance of Crystal-Type on New Snow Instability: A Strength vs. Stress Approach Using the SNOSS Model
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Jerry Casson, Mark Stoelinga, John Locatelli
Description: Understanding new snow instability is the key factor in predicting the release of direct action avalanches during storm cycles. The compaction rates, ...
Object ID: P__8046.pdf
Keywords: crystal-type, shear strength, densification, direct action avalanche, stability
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Title: Frictional Heating of Avalanching, Snow and the Sintering of Avalanche Debris
Date: 2002
Authors: D.A. Miller, E.B. Adams, D.S. Schmidt, R.L. Brown
Description: At the Montana State University Avalanche Research Site, instrumentation has been installed to measure temperatures, flow depth, and velocities during...
Object ID: issw-2002-079-083.pdf
Keywords: snow and ice, snow crystal, snow crystal growth, snow crystal structure, snow metamorphism, avalanche debris
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Title: A Microstructural Dry Snow Metamorphism Model Applicable to Equitemperature and Temperature Gradient Environments
Date: 2002
Authors: D.A. Miller, E.E. Adams, R.L. Brown
Description: Dry snow metamorphism has traditionally been classified by the thermal gradient encountered in the snowpack. Snow experiencing a predominantly equi-te...
Object ID: issw-2002-284-292.pdf
Keywords: snow and ice, temperature gradient, kinetic growth, snow crystal growth, snow crystal structure, snow metamorphism
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Title: Morphology of Crystal Growth and Grain Bonding in Snow
Date: 2002
Authors: E. E. Adams, D. A. Miller
Description: Microstructure is of paramount importance to the structural stability of a snowpack. We have scrutinized microstructure at the grain and bond scale wi...
Object ID: issw-2002-323-327.pdf
Keywords: snow and ice, snow crystal, snow crystal growth, snow crystal structure, snow metamorphism
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Title: Three-Dimensional MR Microscopy of Snowpack Structures
Date: 2002
Authors: Toshihiro Ozeki, Katsumi Kose, Tomoyuki Haishi, Seitarou Hashimoto, Shun-ichi Nakatsubo, Kouichi Nishimura
Description: A magnetic resonance microscopy technique was developed to visualize and quantify the three-dimensional structure of snowpack. Because the NMR signal ...
Object ID: issw-2002-380-383.pdf
Keywords: snow crystal structure, magnetlc resonance imaging, three-dimensional structure, dodecane
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Title: Observations on Buried Surface Hoar in British Colombia, Canada: Section Analyses of Layer Evolution
Date: 1998
Authors: Robert E. Davis, Bruce Jamieson, Colin Johnston
Description: Observations on sections cut through buried surface hoar layers over time offer the opportunity to measure microstructural changes associated with str...
Object ID: issw-1998-086-092.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, snow metamorphism, snow strength, snow crystal, snow cover structure
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Title: Depth Hoar Growth Rates Near A Rocky Outcrop
Date: 1998
Authors: E.M. Arons, S.C. Colbeck, J.M.N.T. Gray
Description: Observations of slab avalanche releases in alpine terrain have led to the hypothesis that rocky outcrops can influence the spatial distributions of te...
Object ID: issw-1998-093.pdf
Keywords: snow crystal growth, snow metamorphism, snow crystal
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