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Title: The Role of Slope Angle, Ground Roughness and Stauchwall Strength in the Formation of Glide-Snow Avalanches in Forest Gaps
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: T. Feistl, P. Bebi, P. Bartelt
Description: Mountain forests are a cost-efficient measure to prevent the release of glide-snow avalanches. However, avalanches still release in forest gaps. Well-...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-57.pdf
Keywords: forest avalanches, glide-snow avalanche, release, snow cover
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Title: The Avalanche Events of December 2008 in Ceresole Reale (Piedmont Western Italian Alps)
Date: 2009
Authors: M. Maggioni, A. Caimi, D. Godone, M. Freppaz, A. Bertea, M. Cordola, M.C. Prola, V. Bertoglio, B. Frigo
Description: December 2008 was characterized by intense precipitations, in particular in the middle of the month (14th – 17th) throughout all the Italian We...
Object ID: issw-2009-0025-0029.pdf
Keywords: avalanche case study, extreme event, mapping, forest damage
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Title: Snow and Avalanche: The Influence of Forest on Snowpack Stability
Date: 2009
Authors: D. Viglietti, S. Letey, R. Motta, M. Maggioni, M. Freppaz
Description: Snow avalanches are among the most important disturbances that affect mountain ecosystems, influencing forest dynamics, establishment and mortality pr...
Object ID: issw-2009-0323-0327.pdf
Keywords: forest, snow, avalanches, protective function
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Title: Interrelationships and Interactions Between Helicopter Skiing, Forests and the Forestry Industry in British Columbia, Canada
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Christina Delaney, Alexander Prokop
Description: Helicopter skiing is intricately intertwined with forested landscapes and the forestry industry. The study objective was to determine, describe and an...
Object ID: P__8076.pdf
Keywords: forest, forestry, helicopter skiing, british columbia, avalanche
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Title: Avalanche Size Increase Resulting from Forest Removal and Wind Loading – A Case Study from Central Colorado Using AVAL-1D
Date: 2006
Authors: Arthur I. Mears, Arthur I. Mear
Description: Forest removal for a proposed ski run within a ski-area expansion would increase the amount of wind-deposited snow in a downwind avalanche starting z...
Object ID: issw-2006-775-777.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, design-magnitude avalanche, runout distance, aval-1d, forest removal, windtransported snow
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Title: From the Tree to the Forest - Investigating Snow Accumulation Around Individual Trees
Date: 2006
Authors: S.R. Fassnacht, M. Toro, S. Simonson, E.K. Bentley
Description: Estimating the volume of water stored in a snowpack in a montane forest combines spatial measurements of snow depth with average snowpack density. The...
Object ID: issw-2006-876-879.pdf
Keywords: snow depth, snow density, forest canopy, picea engelmanii, abies lasiocarpa
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Title: Ecological Implications of Snow Avalanches
Date: 2006
Authors: Elizabeth G. Hebertson, Michael J. Jenkins
Description: Unavailable
Object ID: issw-2006-887-891.pdf
Keywords: forest, avalanche, ecology
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Title: United States Military Artillery for Avalanche Control Program: A Short History in Time
Date: 2004
Authors: Doug Abromeit
Description: The U.S. Forest Service initiated avalanche control and forecasting in the United States. The Forest Service manages large tracts of publicly owned la...
Object ID: ISSW-2004-012.pdf
Keywords: military artillery, avalanche control, recoilless rifle, howitzer, forest service
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Title: Near-Surface Faceted Crystals on a Slope Covered with Stone Pine Trees
Date: 2004
Authors: Peter Höller
Description: This paper presents snow surface temperature measurements as well as snow temperature investigations in the uppermost layer of the snowpack on a slop...
Object ID: issw-2004-107-111.pdf
Keywords: snow metamorphism, forest, avalanches
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Title: Snow Avalanche Penetration into Mature Forest in Timber Harvested Terrain
Date: 2004
Authors: G. Anderson, D. McClung
Description: Clear cut logging in British Columbia, Canada is creating new avalanche start zones that can produce snow avalanches sufficient in size to penetrate a...
Object ID: issw-2004-409-414.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche, timber harvest, forest damage, clear-cut
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Title: The Avalanche Notes
Date: 2004
Authors: Gary Murphy, Evan Salke
Description: Welcome to the Internet version of The Avalanche Notes! For those of you who are unfamiliar with The Avalanche Notes, they were established in 1976 b...
Object ID: issw-2004-513.pdf
Keywords: forecasts, avalanche, forest service
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Title: United States Military Artillery for Avalanche Control Program: A Brief History in Time
Date: 2004
Authors: Doug Abromeit
Description: The USDA Forest Service initiated avalanche control and forecasting in the United States. The Forest Service manages large tracts of publicly owned la...
Object ID: issw-2004-611-619.pdf
Keywords: military artillery, avalanche control, recoilless rifle, howitzer, forest service
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Title: Forest Industry Snow Avalanche Hazards in Southeastern B.C.
Date: 1998
Authors: Lawrence S. Redfern
Description: Snow avalanche hazards are an issue for the forest industry in southeastern British Columbia; this issue may be of increasing importance in the futur...
Object ID: issw-1998-014-021.pdf
Keywords: avalanche terrain, avalanche hazard, forest
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Title: The Future Role of the U.S. Forest Service in Avalanche Programs
Date: 1990
Authors: H. Peter Wingle
Description: In the early years of ski area development In the west, the U.S. Forest Service assumed a leadership role In both avalanche and snow science related r...
Object ID: issw-1990-163-166.pdf
Keywords: avalanche programs, forest service, future, control, ski areas, back country
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Title: Military Weapons for Avalanche Control Program
Date: 1990
Authors: Doug Abromeit
Description: Military weapons were first used to control avalanches in North America in 1949 at Alta Ski Area, Utah and Berthoud Pass, Colorado. Military weapons p...
Object ID: issw-1990-167-174.pdf
Keywords: forest service, ski areas, control, military, weapons, gaz-ex
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