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Title: The Effects of Slope Aspect on the Formation of Surface Hoar and Diurnally Recrystalized Near-Surface Faceted Crystals: Implications for Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 2004; Authors: Mike S. Cooperstein, Karl W. Birkeland, Kathy J. Hansen; Description: This study presents evidence that slope aspect plays a significant role in the formation, size, type, and extent of surface hoar and near-surface face...; Object ID: ISSW-2004-005.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche forecasting, large scale spatial variability, surface hoar, diurnally recrystalized near-surface faceted crystals, temperature and vapor pressure gradients; View additional details about The Effects of Slope Aspect on the Formation of Surface Hoar and Diurnally Recrystalized Near-Surface Faceted Crystals: Implications for Avalanche Forecasting

Title: The Effects of Slope Aspect on the Formation of Surface Hoar and Diurnally Recrystalized Near-Surface Faceted Crystals: Implications for Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 2004; Authors: Mike S. Cooperstein, Karl W. Birkeland, Kathy J. Hansen; Description: This study presents evidence that slope aspect plays a significant role in the formation, size, type, and extent of surface hoar and near-surface face...; Object ID: issw-2004-083-093.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche forecasting, large scale spatial variability, surface hoar, diurnally recrystalized near-surface faceted crystals, temperature and vapor pressure gradients; View additional details about The Effects of Slope Aspect on the Formation of Surface Hoar and Diurnally Recrystalized Near-Surface Faceted Crystals: Implications for Avalanche Forecasting

Title: Faceting Above Crusts and Associated Slab Avalanching in the Columbia Mountains: Date: 2004; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Paul Langevin; Description: Numerous slab avalanches including unexpected human triggered avalanches are reported on crusts. For 70 dry slab avalanches that slid on a crust in th...; Object ID: issw-2004-112-120.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy, crusts, melt-freeze layers, faceted crystals; View additional details about Faceting Above Crusts and Associated Slab Avalanching in the Columbia Mountains

Title: Estimating the Strength of Faceted Snow Layers for an Avalanche Forecasting Model: Date: 2002; Authors: Antonia Zeidler, Bruce Jamiesona; Description: Current multivariate forecasting models make limited use of stability indices partly because the required manual measurements of snowpack properties a...; Object ID: issw-2002-130-137.pdf; Keywords: snow stratigraphy, snow properties, snow strength, avalanche forecasting, slab avalanches, snow crystals; View additional details about Estimating the Strength of Faceted Snow Layers for an Avalanche Forecasting Model

Title: Strength Changes of Layers of Faceted Snow Crystals in the Columbia and Rocky Mountain Snowpack Climates in Southwestern Canada: Date: 2000; Authors: Greg Johnson, Bruce Jamieson; Description: The strength of layers of faceted crystals is important for forecasting snow stability. During the winters of 1993-2000, in the intermountain snowpack...; Object ID: issw-2000-086-093.pdf; Keywords: snow crystals, faceted crystals, snow strength, snow climate, avalanche, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Strength Changes of Layers of Faceted Snow Crystals in the Columbia and Rocky Mountain Snowpack Climates in Southwestern Canada

Title: Case Study of a Deep Slab Instability and Associated Dry Avalanches: Date: 2000; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Torsten Geldsetzer, Chris Stethem; Description: This study considers the predictive merit of weather and snowpack data for avalanches that released throughout the winter on a layer of faceted crysta...; Object ID: issw-2000-101-108.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche formation, faceted crystals, snow cover stability, snow cover structure, snow stratigraphy; View additional details about Case Study of a Deep Slab Instability and Associated Dry Avalanches

Title: The Temporal Variations of Near-Surface Faceted Crystals, Red Mountain Pass Corridor, Colorado: Date: 1998; Authors: Joe Stock, Kelly Elder, Karl Birkeland; Description: Avalanches are an important natural hazard. Slab avalanches initiate when a more cohesive layer lies over a less cohesive weak layer and the stresses ...; Object ID: issw-1998-265-269.pdf; Keywords: snow crystals, snow metamorphism, snow stability, avalanches; View additional details about The Temporal Variations of Near-Surface Faceted Crystals, Red Mountain Pass Corridor, Colorado

Title: A Study of an Avalanche at Niseko, Japan: Date: 1998; Authors: A. Hachikubo, J. McElwaine, M. Nemoto, T. Kaihara, T. Yamada, K. Nishimura; Description: On 28th January 1998 an avalanche accident occurred near the Japanese ski resort Niseko Alpen in Hokkaido. The snow properties of the crown surface w...; Object ID: issw-1998-291-293.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accidents, weak layer, faceted crystals; View additional details about A Study of an Avalanche at Niseko, Japan

Title: Near Surface Faceted Crystals: Conditions Necessary for Growth and Contribution to Avalanche Formation, Southwest Montana, U.S.A.: Date: 1996; Authors: Karl Birkeland, Ron Johnson, Scott Schmidt; Description: In the winter of 1995-96 we investigated the formation of faceted crystals that develop in the upper levels of the snowpack. We used an array of six t...; Object ID: issw-1996-075-080.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, snow metamorphism, faceted crystals, temperature gradient; View additional details about Near Surface Faceted Crystals: Conditions Necessary for Growth and Contribution to Avalanche Formation, Southwest Montana, U.S.A.

Title: The Basic Ideas Behind Snow Metamorphism: Date: 1996; Authors: S. C. Colbeck; Description: The basic concepts of thermodynamics and crystal growth that account for the metamorphism of snow are presented. First, the differences between wet an...; Object ID: issw-1996-080b.pdf; Keywords: snow metamorphism, temperature gradient, faceted ice crystals; View additional details about The Basic Ideas Behind Snow Metamorphism

Title: Experience with Stability Evaluation for a Surface Hoar Layer During Winter 1995-96 at Rogers Pass, British Columbia, Canada: Date: 1996; Authors: Jurg Schweizer, David Skjonsberg, Bruce McMahon; Description: The avalanche control section at Rogers Pass, British Columbia, Canada, is responsible for the avalanche safety within Glacier National Park. This inv...; Object ID: issw-1996-126-128.pdf; Keywords: snow crystals, snow strength, snow cover stability, avalanche forecasting, avalanche control; View additional details about Experience with Stability Evaluation for a Surface Hoar Layer During Winter 1995-96 at Rogers Pass, British Columbia, Canada

Title: Blowing Snowand Avalanches: Date: 1994; Authors: G. Guyomarc'h, L. Merindol, T. Castelle, F. Sivardiere, L. Buisson; Description: Blowing snow is one of the most important factors for avalanche forecasting, but the effect of this phenomenon is difficult to quantify and most obser...; Object ID: issw-1994-211-221.pdf; Keywords: blowing snow, forecasting, slab, snow crystals; View additional details about Blowing Snowand Avalanches

Title: The Role of Bacterial Protein for Snowmaking and as an Antifreeze: Date: 1994; Authors: David A. Lind; Description: Since making of artificial snow for ski area application is now widely practiced at most major resorts, an understanding of the basis for the process ...; Object ID: issw-1994-589-600.pdf; Keywords: ice crystals, temperature, snow making; View additional details about The Role of Bacterial Protein for Snowmaking and as an Antifreeze

Title: On the Morphology and Size of Snow Crystals: Date: 1988; Authors: R. Perla, R.A. Sommerfeld; Description: An objective description of snow microstructure requires time-consuming preparation and analysis of slices, sections and serials of intact specimens. ...; Object ID: issw-1988-034-036.pdf; Keywords: snow, crystals, microstructure, particles, morphology; View additional details about On the Morphology and Size of Snow Crystals

Title: A New Classification System for the Seasonal Snow Cover: Date: 1984; Authors: S.C. Colbeck; Description: Unavailable; Object ID: ISSW-1984-179-181.pdf; Keywords: snow crystals, tcsi, growth rate; View additional details about A New Classification System for the Seasonal Snow Cover

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