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Title: NIVEXC: An Electronic Snow-Pole for Real-Time Monitoring of Avalanche Starting Zones
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Massimiliano Barbolini, Matteo Baudone, Francesco Ferro, Laura Ricchetti, Francesco Stefanini
Description: Knowledge of amount of new snow, total snow depth and internal property of snowcover in avalanche release zones are well known to be key factors for e...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O2-15.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, starting zone monitoring, snow depth measurement, temperature profile
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Title: Peut-On Identifier des Conditions Favorables au Départ d’Avalanches de Plaques de Fond en Neige Sèche Grâce à la Modélisation de la Neige?
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Gilles Brunot
Description: The conditions of natural triggering of full-depth slab avalanches are not well known. The mechanism is complex , due to creep phenomena which are ver...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-02.pdf
Keywords: full depth avalanche, favourable conditions, triggering, modelling
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Title: An Innovative Algorithm for Unmanned Validation of Automatic Snow Depth Measurements
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: S. Terzago, M.Faletto, Correspondingauthor, M.C. Prola, S. Fratianni, R. Cremonini, S.Barbero
Description: Ultrasonic snow sensors provide high temporal resolution snow depth and snowfall data used for hydrological applications and avalanche risk assessmen...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-12.pdf
Keywords: ultrasonic snow measurements, snow depth, automatic validation
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Title: Features of Avalanches Based on Aerial Photograph Interpretation in Japan
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Kazuya AKIYAMA, Shinji IKEDA
Description: Avalanche geometry including factors, such as horizontal run-out distance (HL) and vertical height of avalanche drop (h), were investigated by interp...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-48.pdf
Keywords: aerial photograph interpretation, surface-layer avalanche, full-depth avalanche, avalanche geometry, avalanche scale and frequency
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Title: Can a Point Measurement Represent the Snow Depth in its Vicinity? A Comparison of Areal Snow Depth Measurements With Selected Index Sites
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Thomas Grünewald, Michael Lehning
Description: Information on the amount of snow stored in a catchment or on a mountain is an important issue for hydrology, natural hazards, winter tourism or mount...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-13.pdf
Keywords: index-site, representativeness of point measurement, snow depth, airborne laser scanning, lidar
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Title: Can We Document Avalanche Activity by Plants Succession Monitoring?
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Milena Kociánová, Irena Špatenková, Petra Šťastná, Jiří Váňa, Josef Halda, Jana Kocourková, Helena Štursová, Roman Juras, Alena Vítová, Alena Bartošová, Veronika Langová, Jan Altman
Description: Avalanche activity in Krkonoše Mountains in the Czech Republic is mostly monitored during winter season. Some traces of avalanche activity stay vis...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-27.pdf
Keywords: krkonoše mountains, full depth avalanches, vegetation, dendrochronology
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Title: Wet Snow Avalanche Activity in the Swiss Alps – Trend Analysis for Mid-Winter Season
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Christine Pielmeier, Frank Techel, Christoph Marty, Thomas Stucki
Description: During the winter 2011-2012 the Alps experienced repeated periods with high activity of wet snow and full-depth glide avalanches during mid-winter sea...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-47.pdf
Keywords: wet snow avalanche, full-depth glide avalanche, snowfall limit, avalanche forecasting, climate change
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Title: On Indicator Path Avalanches for Local Avalanche Forecasting
Date: 2012
Authors: Jürg Schweizer, Claudia Alig, Christoph Mitterer
Description: Avalanches are clear signs of instability and thus often considered as the best predictor for further events. In fact, avalanches that release at the...
Object ID: issw-2012-051-054.pdf
Keywords: avalanche path, snow depth,prediction methods, avalanche awareness
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Title: The Underestimated Role of the Stauchwall in Full-Depth Avalanche Release
Date: 2012
Authors: Perry Bartelt, Christine Pielmeier, Stefan Margreth, Stephan Harvey, Thomas Stucki
Description: During the winter 2011/12 the Swiss Alps experienced repeated cycles with high activity of snow gliding and full-depth avalanches. Up to 8 m deep glid...
Object ID: issw-2012-127-133.pdf
Keywords: snow gliding, full-depth avalanche, compacted zone,
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Title: Spatial Variability of Snow Stratigraphy From Microwave Radar
Date: 2012
Authors: Hans Peter Marshall, J. And rew Gleason, Achim Heilig, Gary Koh, Matthew Sturm
Description: Slab avalanches occur because of the layered nature of the seasonal snowpack. Differences in metrological conditions during deposition, as well as dif...
Object ID: issw-2012-259-263.pdf
Keywords: spatial variability, radar, snow stratigraphy, snow depth
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Title: Remote Sensing Tools for Snow and Avalanche Research
Date: 2012
Authors: Yves Bühler
Description: Since the first images acquired from airplanes (1915) and satellites (1960), remote sensing has had a great impact in diverse number of fields such a...
Object ID: issw-2012-264-268.pdf
Keywords: remote sensing, digital elevation models dem, snow depth, snow type, spatially continuous measurements
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Title: A Characterization of Snow Gliding and Potential Predisposing Factors in a Full-Depth Slab Avalanche Release Area (Valle d’Aosta, NW Italian Alps)
Date: 2012
Authors: E. Ceaglio, M. Freppaz, G. Filippa, S. Ferraris, E. Zanini, V. Segor
Description: In recent years many progresses have been made in the comprehension of the glide avalanches; however processes leading to this kind of phenomena are ...
Object ID: issw-2012-561-568.pdf
Keywords: snow gliding, full-depth avalanche, avalanche forecasting, glide crack activity
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Title: Towards a Better Understanding of Glide-Snow Avalanche Formation
Date: 2012
Authors: Christoph Mitterer, Jürg Schweizer
Description: Full-depth avalanches (i.e. glide-snow avalanches) often release due to either a failure in the basal layer (e.g. depth hoar) or a failure at the snow...
Object ID: issw-2012-610-616.pdf
Keywords: glide avalanche, full depth avalanche, avalanche simulation, temperature gradients, rain on snow
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Title: Seasonal Change in Conditions for Occurrence of Wet Snow Avalanches in Hokkaido
Date: 2012
Authors: Hiroki Matsushita, Masaru Matsuzawa, Hiroshi Nakamura, Shinji Ikeda, Yasuhiko Ito
Description: To clarify the meteorological conditions for occurrence of wet snow avalanches in Hokkaido, located in the northern part of Japan, data analysis have ...
Object ID: issw-2012-878-883.pdf
Keywords: wet snow avalanches, full depth avalanche, temporal changes
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Title: Positioning of Avalanche Protection Measures Using Snow Depth Mapping Via Terrestrial Laser Scanning
Date: 2012
Authors: Alexander Prokop, Christina M. Delaney
Description: In recent years snow depth mapping via terrestrial laser scanning has become increasingly popular as a measurement method used for snow and avalanche ...
Object ID: issw-2012-983-988.pdf
Keywords: snow depth, avalanche protection, release area, slopes
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