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Title: Where to Dig? â€“ On Optimizing Sampling Strategy: Date: 2009; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Sascha Bellaire; Description: Snow slope stability evaluation is often based on a single test location within a slope. However, we know that snow cover properties and stability may...; Object ID: issw-2009-0298-0300.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche release, snow stability evaluation, snow stability test; View additional details about Where to Dig? â€“ On Optimizing Sampling Strategy

Title: The 2008-2009 Exceptional Snowfalls in the Italian Alpa: Threshold Sum Approach and Analysis of the SNOWPACK Model Stability Indices: Date: 2009; Authors: Fabiano Monti, Anselmo Cagnati, Mauro Valt; Description: The 2008-2009 winter season has been characterized by exceptional snowfalls in the Italian Alps; it has been one of the 3-4 snowiest seasons since 193...; Object ID: issw-2009-0318-0322.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow stability evaluation, snowpack stratigraphy, snowpack model; View additional details about The 2008-2009 Exceptional Snowfalls in the Italian Alpa: Threshold Sum Approach and Analysis of the SNOWPACK Model Stability Indices

Title: Web-Based Tool to Support Local Avalanche Services With Hazard Evaluation and Documentation: Date: 2009; Authors: Sibylle Moehle, Lukas Stoffel; Description: Local avalanche services have to gain a quick overview of avalanche danger and snow condition. For this purpose, they have access to data retrieved by...; Object ID: issw-2009-0554-0558.pdf; Keywords: local avalanche service, avalanche protection, avalanche danger evaluation, hazard estimation, documentation; View additional details about Web-Based Tool to Support Local Avalanche Services With Hazard Evaluation and Documentation

Title: Determining the Critical New Snow Depth for a Destructive Avalanche by Considering the Return Period: Date: 2008-09-25; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Christoph Mitterer, Lukas Stoffel; Description: Snow avalanche danger assessment for avalanche paths threatening a highway or a residential area is usually related to new snow depth. Given the exten...; Object ID: P__8188.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, snow stability evaluation, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Determining the Critical New Snow Depth for a Destructive Avalanche by Considering the Return Period

Title: Application of the Field Stability Evaluation Methods to the Snow Conditions of the Eastern Pyrenees: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Ivan Moner, Jordi GavaldÃ , Montserrat Bacardit, Carles Garcia, GlÃ²ria MartÃ; Description: Field methods for stability evaluation were recently developed and validated on the basis of skiertriggered slopes data from Switzerland and North Ame...; Object ID: P__8164.pdf; Keywords: slab avalanche, snow stability, stability evaluation, skier triggering, pyrenees; View additional details about Application of the Field Stability Evaluation Methods to the Snow Conditions of the Eastern Pyrenees

Title: Comparison of Different Snow Stability Tests Including the Extended Column Test: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Kurt Winkler, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Several tests have been proposed in the past for evaluating snow stability. However, their performance is presently unclear since few comparative stud...; Object ID: P__8124.pdf; Keywords: snow cover stability, snow stability evaluation, stability test, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Comparison of Different Snow Stability Tests Including the Extended Column Test

Title: The Extended Column Test: Test Effectiveness, Spatial Variability, and Comparison with the Propagation Saw Test: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Karl W. Birkeland, Ron Simenhois; Description: The Extended Column Test (ECT) is a new stability test that aims to assess the fracture propagation potential across a 90 cm wide isolated column. Ini...; Object ID: P__8190.pdf; Keywords: ect, extended column test, fracture propagation, stability evaluation, avalanches; View additional details about The Extended Column Test: Test Effectiveness, Spatial Variability, and Comparison with the Propagation Saw Test

Title: Evaluating the Avaluator - First Reflections on the Canadian Decision Aid: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Pascal Haegeli, Wolfgang Haider; Description: In 2006, the Canadian Avalanche Centre introduced the Avaluator, a decision support tool that offers amateur backcountry recreationists decision guida...; Object ID: P__8116.pdf; Keywords: avaluator, decision-making, education, evaluation; View additional details about Evaluating the Avaluator - First Reflections on the Canadian Decision Aid

Title: On the Predictability of Snow Avalanches: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Snow avalanches are generally rare and occasionally extreme events. In the general context of prediction and predictably of extreme events, we will ex...; Object ID: P__8205.pdf; Keywords: snow stability evaluation, avalanche forecasting, risk management; View additional details about On the Predictability of Snow Avalanches

Title: Micro Structural Snowpack Parameters Associated with Fracture Character in Compression Tests: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Alec van Herwijnen, Sascha Bellaire, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Compression tests are snow stability tests which are widely used by avalanche professional and snow researchers to identify potential weak snowpack l...; Object ID: P__8211.pdf; Keywords: snow microstructure, snow mechanical properties, snow stability evaluation, stability test; View additional details about Micro Structural Snowpack Parameters Associated with Fracture Character in Compression Tests

Title: Predicting Snow Cover Stability with the Snow Cover Model Snowpack: Date: 2006; Authors: Sascha Bellaire, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Charles Fierz, Michael Lehning, Christine Pielmeier; Description: The snow cover model SNOWPACK simulates snow stratigraphy for the locations of automatic snow and weather stations. Based on the stratigraphy, snow s...; Object ID: issw-2006-038-043.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow cover modelling, snow stability evaluation, numerical simulation; View additional details about Predicting Snow Cover Stability with the Snow Cover Model Snowpack

Title: Snow Slope Stability Evaluation Using Concepts of Fracture Mechanics: Date: 2006; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Ian McCammon, J. Bruce Jamieson; Description: Dry snow slab avalanche release is generally believed to proceed in three stages: 1) initiation of a local failure, 2) widespread propagation of that...; Object ID: issw-2006-211-218.pdf; Keywords: snow stability evaluation, avalanche formation, avalanche release, skier triggering, stability test, fracture; View additional details about Snow Slope Stability Evaluation Using Concepts of Fracture Mechanics

Title: Spatial Variability â€“ So What?: Date: 2006; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Kalle Kronholm, J. Bruce Jamieson, Karl W. Birkeland; Description: Since the landmark papers of Conway and Abrahamson many studies have tried to quantify spatial variability. Many different methods have been used and ...; Object ID: issw-2006-365-376.pdf; Keywords: snow mechanical properties, snow slope stability evaluation, avalanche formation, avalanche forecasting, spatial variability, numerical modeling; View additional details about Spatial Variability â€“ So What?

Title: On the Relation Between Mountain Permafrost and Snowpack Stability: Date: 2004; Authors: Marcia Phillips, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Many recreational avalanche accidents occur in areas where mountain permafrost exists. Consequently, it has been proposed that the presence of sub-zer...; Object ID: issw-2004-133-137.pdf; Keywords: snowpack stability, stability evaluation, permafrost; View additional details about On the Relation Between Mountain Permafrost and Snowpack Stability

Title: Fracture Character in Compression Tests: Date: 2004; Authors: Alec van Herwijnen, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Stability tests are widely used to identify and qualify potential failure layers for slab avalanches. As an addition to stability test scores, some av...; Object ID: issw-2004-182-191.pdf; Keywords: stability test, avalanche forecasting, fracture initiation, fracture propagation, stability evaluation; View additional details about Fracture Character in Compression Tests

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