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Title: Investigations of New Economical Designs of “Thick Snow Fences” to Preserve Snow for Maximum Water Conservation
Date: 2006
Authors: Erica David
Description: What are effects of snow fences on interception of snow? Snow is a vital consideration as potential water conservation method during drought. Dense dr...
Object ID: issw-2006-545-554.pdf
Keywords: blowing snow, interception, drifting snow, snow fences, water conservation
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Title: Snow Transport Rate: Field Measurements at Short Time Scales
Date: 2004
Authors: F.-X. Cierco, F. Naaim-Bouvet, H. Bellot
Description: So as to study snowdrift at short time scales on an experimental field located in l’Alpe d’Huez, France, at an elevation of 2700 meters...
Object ID: issw-2004-205-216.pdf
Keywords: snow drifting, snow engineering, acoustic sensors
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Title: Wind Sensing Techniques and Methods for Wide Geographic Area Avalanche Forecasting
Date: 2002
Authors: Cameron G. Rawlinson
Description: The paper reviews past and present methods for wind sensing used in British Columbia with a focus on the avalanche forecasting and control industries....
Object ID: issw-2002-436-442.pdf
Keywords: wind sensing, snow drifting, snow transport, snow loads, field measurements
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Title: Formation Zone Avalanche Control Scheme at D-10 Avalanche Site on National Highway, Jammu-Srinagar (India): A Case Study
Date: 2002
Authors: Vinay Chaudhary, Praveen Mathur, Gurpreet Singh
Description: The Pir Panjal range in the Indian Himalaya in Jammu and Kashmir state lies in the lower Himalayan region between latitude 33°10' and 34°40'N. T...
Object ID: issw-2002-569-576.pdf
Keywords: avalanche defence, snow drifting, snow fence, snow load on structures, controlled release of avalanches
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Title: In-Situ Observations and Snowdrift Modeling on Alpine Topography
Date: 2002
Authors: G. Guyomarc'h, Y. Durand, L. Merindol
Description: Recently, the Snow Study Centre (Meteo-France, CNRM) has begun to develop some new tools for the modeling of snowdrift in order to improve the avalanc...
Object ID: issw-2002-590-596.pdf
Keywords: snow drifting, alpine experimental site, snowdrift modeling, snow cover distribution
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Title: Research and Developments on Wind Transport at Meteo-France and its Modelling
Date: 2002
Authors: Yves Durand, Gilbert Guyomarc'h, Laurent Merindol
Description: Snow drift modeling is a difficult challenge due to different factors as the large range of the working scales and the permanent interaction between s...
Object ID: issw-2002-597-603.pdf
Keywords: snow drifting, snow cover ablation, snow cover accumulation, snow evaporation, snow modelling
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Title: Particle Size Dependence of Horizontal Snow Mass Flux in Drifting Snow
Date: 2000
Authors: Konosuke Sugiura, Norikazu Maeno
Description: For understanding the drifting snow structure on sattating particles with particle size distribution over the loose surface, wind tunnel experiments ...
Object ID: issw-2000-290-295.pdf
Keywords: drifting snow, wind tunnel, saltation, mass flux
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Title: Numerical Experiments of Wind Transport Over a Mountainous Instrumented Site at Small, Medium and Large Scales
Date: 2000
Authors: Florence Bouvet-Naaim, Yves Durand, Mohamed Naaim, Gilbert Guyomarc'h, Jean-Luc Michaux, Laurent Merindol
Description: For about ten winter seasons, the CEN and the CEMAGREF, two French laboratories involved in snow research, have performed intensive field measurement ...
Object ID: issw-2000-302-308.pdf
Keywords: drifting snow, wind, experimental site, measurement, numerical model
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Title: Use of Vortex Generators to Eliminate Snow and Sand Drifting on Washington State Highways
Date: 2000
Authors: Mike Stanford
Description: Drifting snow and sand on state highways has been a problem for travelers and state workers for as long as there have been roads. This presentation wi...
Object ID: issw-2000-317-320.pdf
Keywords: highways, generator, snow, sand, drifting
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Title: The Acoustic Snowdrift Sensor: Interests, Calibration and Results
Date: 2000
Authors: J.L. Michaux, F. Naaim-Bouvet, M. Naaim, G. Guyomarc'h
Description: During a drifting snow event, it seems to be important to know the flux of blowing snow. Indeed, the height of the snow accumulation in an avalanche d...
Object ID: issw-2000-390-395.pdf
Keywords: drifting snow, snowdrift, acoustic sensor, flux, threshold velocities
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Title: Numerical Snow Drift Modeling in Complex Alpine Terrain and Comparison with Field Measurements
Date: 1998
Authors: Peter Gauer
Description: Blowing and drifting snow influences human activities in various ways. For example, in mountainous regions, snow drift is a key factor in the formatio...
Object ID: issw-1998-060-066.pdf
Keywords: snow drifting, numerical modeling, field measurements
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Title: A Method for the Forecasting of Wind in Mountainous Regions
Date: 1998
Authors: Gilbert Guyomarc'h, Laurent Merindol, Haraldur Olafsson
Description: To forecast blowing snow in mountainous regions one needs precise information on the velocity and direction of the wind. In order to reach this objec...
Object ID: issw-1998-171-177.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow drifting, blowing snow, wind forecasting
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Title: FLOWCAPT: A New Acoustic Sensor to Measure Snowdrift and Wind Velocity for Avalanche Forecasting
Date: 1998
Authors: V. Chritin, R. Bolognesi, H. Gubler
Description: Wind can create even greater unstable accumulations of snow in mountainous areas than heavy snowfalls. But knowing wind conditions is not sufficient ...
Object ID: issw-1998-197-201.pdf
Keywords: snow drifting, snow engineering, avalanche forecasting, acoustics, jet roof
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Title: Simulation of Above Treeline Snowdrift Formation Using a Numerical Snow-Transport Model
Date: 1998
Authors: Ethan M. Greene, Glen E. Liston, Roger A. Pielke, Sr.
Description: A physically based, numerical snow-transport model (SnowTran-3D) is used to successfully simulate the above treeline snowdrift evolution around Montgo...
Object ID: issw-1998-272-278.pdf
Keywords: snow distribution, snow drifting, snow evaporation
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Title: Calculation of Snowdrift Around Roadside Safety Barriers
Date: 1998
Authors: Per-Arne Sundsbo, Borre Bang
Description: Snow accumulations and low visibility due to snow drifting is often a reason for temporary or seasonal closing of mountain highways. Safety devices l...
Object ID: issw-1998-279-283.pdf
Keywords: snow, snow drifting, snow engineering
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