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Title: Validation Study of AvaTech's Rapid Snow Penetrometer, SP1: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Eric R. Lutz, Hans-Peter Marshall; Description: We validate early prototypes of SP1, a light-weight rapid-push snow penetrometer developed and produced by MIT-based start-up AvaTech. The device reco...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P2.48.pdf; Keywords: probe, penetrometer, hardness, stratigraphy, sp1, smp.; View additional details about Validation Study of AvaTech's Rapid Snow Penetrometer, SP1

Title: Weak Layer Detection in Simulated Snow Stratigraphy: Date: 2012; Authors: Fabiano Monti, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Charles Fierz; Description: Numerical modelling of snow cover stratigraphy with, for example, the 1-D snow cover model SNOWPACK has the potential to increase the spatial and temp...; Object ID: issw-2012-092-097.pdf; Keywords: snowpack stratigraphy, snow hardness, hand hardness test, weak layer; View additional details about Weak Layer Detection in Simulated Snow Stratigraphy

Title: The Relationship Between Measured Snow Hardness and Shear Strength: Date: 2010; Authors: Peter HÃ¶ller, Reinhard Fromm; Description: Snow hardness is an important parameter in avalanche forecasting; however, hardness has not that relevance as the shear strength of snow. On the other...; Object ID: ISSW_P-021.pdf; Keywords: snow hardness, shear strength, push-pull gauge; View additional details about The Relationship Between Measured Snow Hardness and Shear Strength

Title: Predicting the Fracture Character of Potential Weak Layers in Penetrometer Signals: Date: 2008-09-23; Authors: James Floyer, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Digital penetrometers have been shown to provide reliable assessments of snow hardness with depth; however, extracting useful information from the sig...; Object ID: P__8222.pdf; Keywords: snow penetrometer, fracture character, snowpack stratigraphy, avalanche forecasting, snowpack properties, snow hardness; View additional details about Predicting the Fracture Character of Potential Weak Layers in Penetrometer Signals

Title: Investigations on Snow Hardness as a Measure to Determine Shear Strength: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Peter HÃ¶ller, Reinhard Fromm; Description: The shear strength plays an important role in avalanche formation. However, investigations on shear strength in the field are time-consuming, in parti...; Object ID: P__8065.pdf; Keywords: snow hardness, shear strength, snow density; View additional details about Investigations on Snow Hardness as a Measure to Determine Shear Strength

Title: The First Wetting of Snow: Micro-Structural Hardness Measurements Using a Snow Micro Penetrometer: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Frank Techel, Christine Pielmeier, Martin Schneebeli; Description: Wet snow avalanches are responsible for avalanche fatalities but more frequently they threaten infrastructure, as mountain pass roads, in spring. A we...; Object ID: P__8125.pdf; Keywords: wet snow, water flow, liquid water content, micro-structural hardness, mechanical properties; View additional details about The First Wetting of Snow: Micro-Structural Hardness Measurements Using a Snow Micro Penetrometer

Title: Improvements in the Application of the Snowmicropen to Derive Stability Information for Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 2006; Authors: Christine Pielmeier, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Hans Peter Marshall; Description: Local snowpack measurements and local stability tests are currently the basis for the assessment of snowpack stability in most avalanche warning opera...; Object ID: issw-2006-187-192.pdf; Keywords: snowpack stability, avalanche forecasting, snow profile, mechanical properties, snow hardness; View additional details about Improvements in the Application of the Snowmicropen to Derive Stability Information for Avalanche Forecasting

Title: A General Methodology for Use of Paint Brushes in Snow Profile Investigation: Date: 2006; Authors: Steven Conger; Description: The use of a brush was suggested by Anderson (1960) as an aid to highlight the separation of layers in the snowpack. Interpretation was briefly descr...; Object ID: issw-2006-611.pdf; Keywords: paint brushes, snow layering, hand hardness test; View additional details about A General Methodology for Use of Paint Brushes in Snow Profile Investigation

Title: Application of the Snowmicropen to Derive Stability Information for Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 2004; Authors: Christine Pielmeier, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Thomas Stucki; Description: Snowpack measurements and stability tests are currently the basis for snowpack stability assessment in most avalanche warning operations. The SnowMic...; Object ID: issw-2004-177-181.pdf; Keywords: snowpack stability, avalanche forecasting, snow profile, mechanical properties, snow hardness; View additional details about Application of the Snowmicropen to Derive Stability Information for Avalanche Forecasting

Title: Predicting Snow Layer Hardness with Meteorological Factors: Date: 2002; Authors: Mark C. Kozak, Kelly Elder, Karl Birkeland, Phillip Chapman; Description: The majority of slab avalanche accidents occur when the victim triggers the slide. Slab hardness is an important property affecting skier-triggered av...; Object ID: issw-2002-329-336.pdf; Keywords: skier-triggered avalanches, hardness, temperature index; View additional details about Predicting Snow Layer Hardness with Meteorological Factors

Title: Snow Stratigraphy Measured by Snow Hardness and Compared to Surface Section Images: Date: 2002; Authors: Christine Pielmeier, Martin Schneebeli; Description: Snow hardness is one of the most important parameters in the study of snow. Hand, ram and micro penetrometer hardness measurements were taken in seven...; Object ID: issw-2002-345-352.pdf; Keywords: snow cover, snow stratigraphy, snow hardness, mechanical properties, spatial variability; View additional details about Snow Stratigraphy Measured by Snow Hardness and Compared to Surface Section Images

Title: The Spatial and Temporal Variability of Slab Hardness: Date: 2000; Authors: Mark Kozak, Kelly Elder, Karl Birkeland; Description: A slab avalanche occurs when a weak layer or interface below the slab fractures, causing the slab to release. A large percentage of accidents associa...; Object ID: issw-2000-115-120.pdf; Keywords: hardness, new snow-layer, incoming shortwave radiation, maximum daily temperature; View additional details about The Spatial and Temporal Variability of Slab Hardness

Title: Estimating Dry Snow Density from Grain Form and Hand Hardness: Date: 2000; Authors: Torsten Geldsetzer, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Snow density has many applications in avalanche forecasting, including calculations of load over weak layers. However, density measurements of snowpac...; Object ID: issw-2000-121-127.pdf; Keywords: snow density, density estimation, hand hardness, grain form, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Estimating Dry Snow Density from Grain Form and Hand Hardness

Title: A Measuring Instrument for the Hardness and the Roughness of the Ski Slope - Correlatlon to the Gliding Properties of Skis - Penetrometer and Profilometer: Date: 2000; Authors: Daniel Buhl, Mathieu Fauve, Martin Schneebeli, Hansueli Rhyner, Walter Ammann; Description: The analysis of the ski slope is crucial for understanding the gliding of skis. Especially in ski racing a detailed knowledge of the parameters of the...; Object ID: issw-2000-409-411.pdf; Keywords: ski slope, hardness, roughness, gliding, skiing; View additional details about A Measuring Instrument for the Hardness and the Roughness of the Ski Slope - Correlatlon to the Gliding Properties of Skis - Penetrometer and Profilometer

Title: Characterizing the Microstructural and Micromechanical Properties of Snow: Date: 1998; Authors: Jerome B. Johnson, Martin Schneebeli; Description: A micropenetrometer has been developed that produces snow grain bond ruptures at the microstructural level and provides a unique signal for different ...; Object ID: issw-1998-049-058.pdf; Keywords: snow hardness, snow engineering, snow strength, snow mechanics; View additional details about Characterizing the Microstructural and Micromechanical Properties of Snow

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