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Title: North American Avalanche Danger Scale: Are Public Backcountry Forecasters Applying it Consistently?: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Brian Lazar, Simon Trautman, Mike Cooperstein, Ethan Greene, Karl Birkeland; Description: The North American Avalanche Danger Scale is a tool used by backcountry avalanche forecasters to communicate the potential for avalanches to cause har...; Object ID: ISSW16_O20.01.pdf; Keywords: avalanche danger scale, avalanche danger ratings, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about North American Avalanche Danger Scale: Are Public Backcountry Forecasters Applying it Consistently?

Title: Variations in Individual Danger Level Estimates Within the Same Forecast Region: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Frank Techel, Lukas DÃ¼rr, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Forecasters in many public avalanche forecast operations rely on field observations and danger (or stability) assessments by experienced and well-trai...; Object ID: ISSW16_O20.02.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger level, observer-specific bias; View additional details about Variations in Individual Danger Level Estimates Within the Same Forecast Region

Title: Using Crowd-Sourced Data to Understand Usage Patterns of Backcountry Recreational Users: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Ryan Buhler, James Floyer; Description: Avalanche Canada's Mountain Information Network (MIN) is an online platform that allows users to share real-time information with the backcountry comm...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.21.pdf; Keywords: public forecasting, crowdsourcing, travel behavior, terrain use, avalanche danger index; View additional details about Using Crowd-Sourced Data to Understand Usage Patterns of Backcountry Recreational Users

Title: The Five Decisive Avalanche Problems: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Rudi Mair; Description: Making forecasts and compiling studies of hundreds of avalanches for 25 years have demonstrated one thing to us: Avalanches are no coincidence. They ...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.25.pdf; Keywords: danger patterns, snowdrifts, gliding snow, old snow, fresh-fallen snow, wet snow; View additional details about The Five Decisive Avalanche Problems

Title: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Avalanche Problems in Western Canada: An Analysis of the Winters 2010-2016: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Bret Shandro, Pascal Haegeli, Grant Statham, James Floyer; Description: Not all avalanches are the same. Different combinations of snowpack structures and meteorological conditions create different types of avalanche probl...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.34.pdf; Keywords: avalanche danger, aval anche forecasting, avalanche hazard, avalanche problems; View additional details about Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Avalanche Problems in Western Canada: An Analysis of the Winters 2010-2016

Title: Comparing Models of Different Levels of Complexity for the Prediction of Wet-Snow Avalanches: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Christoph Mitterer, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: The amount and timing of infiltrating water plays an important role in determining wetsnow instability. However, the nature of water flow in snow is v...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_O1.02.pdf; Keywords: wet-snow avalanches, avalanche forecasting, danger assessment.; View additional details about Comparing Models of Different Levels of Complexity for the Prediction of Wet-Snow Avalanches

Title: What do Field Observations tell us about Avalanche Danger?: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Shane Haladuick, Michael Schirmer, Bruce Jamieson; Description: The avalanche forecast regions in Canada range from 100 to 30,000 km2, far larger than the 10 km2 covered in a typical backcountry day. This differenc...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_O3.02.pdf; Keywords: local avalanche danger, avalanche character, avalanche forecasting, recreationist; View additional details about What do Field Observations tell us about Avalanche Danger?

Title: Evaluating the Local Avalanche Danger in TromsÃ¸, Northern Norway Using Field Monitoring, Field Investigations and the SURFEX/ISBA-CROCUS Snowpack Model: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Markus Eckerstorfer, Eirik Malnes, Dagrun Vikhamar-Schuler, Yngve Antonsen; Description: During the winter 2013/2014 we conducted frequent fieldwork, collecting snowpack property and stability data from five monitoring sites along a verti...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P1.07.pdf; Keywords: avalanche danger scale, stability test, ect, surfex/isba-crocus snowpack model,norway; View additional details about Evaluating the Local Avalanche Danger in TromsÃ¸, Northern Norway Using Field Monitoring, Field Investigations and the SURFEX/ISBA-CROCUS Snowpack Model

Title: Patterns of Recreational Backcountry Usage - Analyzing Data from Social Media Mountaineering Networks and Avalanche Statistics: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: F. Techel, B. Zweifel, K. Winkler, R. Baur; Description: Most avalanche accidents involving people occur during recreational activities. So far, risk analysis studies mostly rely on accident statistics witho...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P4.17.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accident, avalanche risk, backcountry usage, avalanche danger, social media; View additional details about Patterns of Recreational Backcountry Usage - Analyzing Data from Social Media Mountaineering Networks and Avalanche Statistics

Title: On Estimating Avalanche Danger From Simulated Snow Profiles: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Sascha Bellaire, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Estimating avalanche danger is the primary goal of avalanche warning services. Typically avalanche danger is estimated based on a variety of informati...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-01.pdf; Keywords: avalanche warning, avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger, snowpack, snow cover simulations, numerical weather prediction, data sparse areas; View additional details about On Estimating Avalanche Danger From Simulated Snow Profiles

Title: Avalanche Danger Variability in Level 2 â€“ Moderate and 3 â€“ Considerable of the European Danger Scale Following the EAWS Bavarian Matrix: Experimental Use of Icons Representing Different Weight Within: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Mauro Valt, Flavio Berbenni; Description: The avalanche forecaster should describe and represent, unambiguously and clearly to users, the avalanche danger through the bulletin. The EAWS bavar...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-12.pdf; Keywords: bavarian matrix, avalanche forecast, avalanche danger scale; View additional details about Avalanche Danger Variability in Level 2 â€“ Moderate and 3 â€“ Considerable of the European Danger Scale Following the EAWS Bavarian Matrix: Experimental Use of Icons Representing Different Weight Within

Title: Avalanche Danger Patterns â€“ A New Approach to Snow and Avalanche Analysis: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Rudi Mair, Patrick Nairz; Description: In recent years, backcountry winter sports far removed from secured ski slopes have undergone a surprising upsurge. Connected with this boom are heig...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-13.pdf; Keywords: danger pattern, threat of avalanches, danger level, avalanche bulletin, avalanche warning service; View additional details about Avalanche Danger Patterns â€“ A New Approach to Snow and Avalanche Analysis

Title: Avalanche Terrain Exposure Classification for Avalanche Accidents in Catalan Pyrenees: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: GlÃ²ria MartÃ, Laura Trabal, Joan Manel Vilaplana, Carles GarcÃa-SellÃ©s; Description: Avalanche terrain exposure consists of identifying and classifying areas prone to avalanches taking into account terrain features. From a data set of ...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-20.pdf; Keywords: accidents, avalanche terrain exposure scale, danger; View additional details about Avalanche Terrain Exposure Classification for Avalanche Accidents in Catalan Pyrenees

Title: Stability Tests and Their Association With the Local Avalanche Danger: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Shane Haladuick, Michael Schirmer, Bruce Jamieson; Description: The avalanche forecast regions in Canada range from 100 to 30,000 km2, far larger than the 10 km2 covered in a typical backcountry day. This differenc...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-01.pdf; Keywords: local avalanche danger, compression test, rutschblock test, avalanche problem, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Stability Tests and Their Association With the Local Avalanche Danger

Title: Analysis of Detected Avalanches by Using Meteorological Data of Nearby Monitoring Stations in Ischgl Austria: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Lisa JÃ¶bstl, Arnold Studeregger, Arnulf Wurzer, Daniel Stock, Richard Koschuh; Description: A set of detected avalanches from January to April 2012 on a hillside southeast of Ischgl, Austria is given. The avalanches are off-the-cut or caused ...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-17.pdf; Keywords: detected avalanches, meteorological weather stations, avalanche danger, snow pack; View additional details about Analysis of Detected Avalanches by Using Meteorological Data of Nearby Monitoring Stations in Ischgl Austria

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