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Title: The January 18th 2017 Rigopiano avalanche disaster in Italy - Analysis of the avalanche dynamics: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Frigo B., Chiaia B., Chiambretti I., Bartelt P., Maggioni M., Freppaz M.; Description: On January 18th, 2017, a catastrophic avalanche released from Mount Siella (Gran Sasso Massif - Italy) after a 48-hour period of heavy snowfall. The a...; Object ID: ISSW2018_O01.2.pdf; Keywords: rigopiano disaster, wood avalanche, ramms, impact pressure, structural collapse.; View additional details about The January 18th 2017 Rigopiano avalanche disaster in Italy - Analysis of the avalanche dynamics

Title: Rezoning after installing avalanche mitigation measures: case study of the Vallascia avalanche in Airolo, Switzerland: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Stefan Margreth; Description: The catastrophic Vallascia avalanche struck the village of Airolo in the southern Swiss Alps on 12 February 1951. The accident was one of the most sev...; Object ID: ISSW2018_O02.2.pdf; Keywords: avalanche disaster, mitigation measures, hazard map, risk management.; View additional details about Rezoning after installing avalanche mitigation measures: case study of the Vallascia avalanche in Airolo, Switzerland

Title: Near real-time mapping of snow conditions in remote high-mountain Himalaya: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Tuomo Saloranta, Amrit Thapa, James D. Kirkham, Inka Koch, Kjetil Melvold, Maxime Litt, Knut MÃ¸en; Description: In the Nepal Himalayas snow and avalanches can cause major disasters. Snow melt water is also an important water resource, especially during the dry s...; Object ID: ISSW2018_P04.3.pdf; Keywords: snow modelling, himalaya, disaster risk reduction.; View additional details about Near real-time mapping of snow conditions in remote high-mountain Himalaya

Title: Snow avalanches and accountability - Examples from Svalbard, Norway: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Hrefna DÃ¶gg GunnarsdÃ³ttir, Holt Hancock, Markus Eckerstorfer; Description: Nation states and local authorities involved in disaster risk reduction decision making are increasingly faced with the legal consequences of their de...; Object ID: ISSW2018_O14.1.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, accountability, risk-management decision making, disaster risk reduction; View additional details about Snow avalanches and accountability - Examples from Svalbard, Norway

Title: Wave of Avalanche Disasters in Response to Colonization: A Century of Statistics from the Worldâ€™s Deadliest Avalanche-Prone Islands: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Evgeny A. Podolskiy, Kaoru Izumi, Vladimir E. Suchkov, IRSTEA (UR ETGR), St.-Martin-d'Heres, France; Description: The record of avalanche disasters on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands was always incomplete due to the historical divide of the region between Japan and...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-43.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, fatalities, disaster, statistics, sakhalin, kuril islands; View additional details about Wave of Avalanche Disasters in Response to Colonization: A Century of Statistics from the Worldâ€™s Deadliest Avalanche-Prone Islands

Title: Approach to Spatial Avalanche Forecasting Using a Non-Hydrostatic Model and a Snow Cover Model: Date: 2004; Authors: Satoru Yamaguchi, Atsushi Sato, Katsushi Iwamoto, Sento Nakai , Michael Lehning; Description: To estimate the spatial variation in snowpack characteristics, two numerical models, a regional meteorological model (NHM) and a snow cover model (SNO...; Object ID: issw-2004-199-204.pdf; Keywords: snow disaster, avalanche forecast, snow cover model, non-hydrostatic model, japan; View additional details about Approach to Spatial Avalanche Forecasting Using a Non-Hydrostatic Model and a Snow Cover Model

Title: The Avalanche Catasthophe of El Teniente-Chile: August 8 of 1944: Date: 2002; Authors: Jose Vergara, Maria C. Baros; Description: The avalanche of El Teniente-Chile (~34Â°S) August 8 of 1944, was the most serious avalanche accident in Chile of the last 100 years. On the night o...; Object ID: issw-2002-225-227.pdf; Keywords: chile, avalanches, andes mountains, avalanche disaster, historical snow records; View additional details about The Avalanche Catasthophe of El Teniente-Chile: August 8 of 1944

Title: The Avalanche Winter 1999 in Switzerland - An Overview: Date: 2000; Authors: Christian Wilhelm, Thomas Wiesinger, Michael Brundl, Walter Ammann; Description: February 1999 will be known in Swiss natural disaster history for its record quantities of snow, for more than 1300 harmful avalanches, 17 deaths, cut...; Object ID: issw-2000-487-494.pdf; Keywords: avalanche disaster, avalanche catastrophy, avalanche damages, insurance, integral risk management, avalanche warning, hazard mapping, paravalanche constructions; View additional details about The Avalanche Winter 1999 in Switzerland - An Overview