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Title: Consistency in regional avalanche forecasts: a look across borders: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Frank Techel, Elisabetta Ceaglio, CÃ©cile ColÃ©ou, Christoph Mitterer, Samuel Morin, Ross S. Purves, Francesca Rastelli; Description: Consistency in the way avalanche hazard is communicated in avalanche forecasts is essential to avoid misinterpretations by users utilizing bulletins i...; Object ID: ISSW2018_O17.2.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger level, consistency, european avalanche warning services; View additional details about Consistency in regional avalanche forecasts: a look across borders

Title: Variations in Individual Danger Level Estimates Within the Same Forecast Region: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Frank Techel, Lukas DÃ¼rr, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Forecasters in many public avalanche forecast operations rely on field observations and danger (or stability) assessments by experienced and well-trai...; Object ID: ISSW16_O20.02.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger level, observer-specific bias; View additional details about Variations in Individual Danger Level Estimates Within the Same Forecast Region

Title: Reviewing the Prescott College Avalanche Forecasting Course: Past, Present, and Future: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Alyssa Young, Philip Straub; Description: Prescott College's Avalanche Forecasting course is a three-week, 4 credit-hour field course focusing on snow science and avalanche forecasting for bac...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.37.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche education, aaa level 2, prescott college; View additional details about Reviewing the Prescott College Avalanche Forecasting Course: Past, Present, and Future

Title: Some Characteristics of Upside-Down Storms in the Northern Sierra Nevada, California-Nevada, USA: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Benjamin Hatchett, Michael L. Kaplan, Susan Burak; Description: Upside-down storms (UDSs) are winter precipitation events where temperature increases with time. We postulate that all mid-winter increases in streamf...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.03.pdf; Keywords: upside-down storm, snow level, snow hydrology, atmospheric river; View additional details about Some Characteristics of Upside-Down Storms in the Northern Sierra Nevada, California-Nevada, USA

Title: The Art of Skiing Undisciplined during Level 2 Conditions: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Bjorn Michaelsen; Description: Level 2 conditions represent a large portion of avalanche accidents within ski touring. Have we missed something in our avalanche education? Most expe...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P4.33.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, avalanche problems, level 2, ski touring accidents, new tests; View additional details about The Art of Skiing Undisciplined during Level 2 Conditions

Title: Range Specific Avalanche Education: An Argument for the Inclusion of Regional Concerns in Basic Avalanche Courses: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Philip Straub; Description: Abstract: This writing is the product of a study which explores variability in snow avalanche dynamics between mountain ranges in the Western United ...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P4.39.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, level i, range-specific, snow climate, spatial variability; View additional details about Range Specific Avalanche Education: An Argument for the Inclusion of Regional Concerns in Basic Avalanche Courses

Title: Avalanche Danger Patterns â€“ A New Approach to Snow and Avalanche Analysis: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Rudi Mair, Patrick Nairz; Description: In recent years, backcountry winter sports far removed from secured ski slopes have undergone a surprising upsurge. Connected with this boom are heig...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-13.pdf; Keywords: danger pattern, threat of avalanches, danger level, avalanche bulletin, avalanche warning service; View additional details about Avalanche Danger Patterns â€“ A New Approach to Snow and Avalanche Analysis

Title: Automatically Finding Avalanches in Geophone Data: A Pattern Recognition Workflow: Date: 2012; Authors: Marc J. Rubin, Tracy Camp, Alec van Herwijnen; Description: In this article we summarize a pattern recognition workflow to automatically detect avalanche events from passive seismic data collected from geophon...; Object ID: issw-2012-989-992.pdf; Keywords: avalanche detection, danger level, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Automatically Finding Avalanches in Geophone Data: A Pattern Recognition Workflow

Title: Slushflow Formation, Flow Regimes and Consequences (Short Version): Date: 2012; Authors: Erik Hestnes, Steinar BakkehÃ¸i, Krister Kristensen; Description: The term â€˜slushflowâ€™ was introduced by Washburn and Goldthwait (1958). Eight people perished in slushflows during the winters 2010 and 2...; Object ID: issw-2012-414-419.pdf; Keywords: slushflow, snowpack, water level, formation, flow regimes, runout, hazard assessment; View additional details about Slushflow Formation, Flow Regimes and Consequences (Short Version)

Title: Predicting the Avalanche Danger Level From Field Observations: Date: 2010; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: As public avalanche forecasts are done for large regions, backcountry travelers cannot simply rely on the bulletin as local conditions may be differen...; Object ID: ISSW_O-030.pdf; Keywords: field observations, danger level, avalanche, switzerland, whumpf; View additional details about Predicting the Avalanche Danger Level From Field Observations

Title: Avalanche Risk in a Changing Climate Development of a Landslide and Avalanche Risk Model: Date: 2009; Authors: Heidi Bjordal, Jan Otto Larsen; Description: In Norway, approximately 2000 landslides and avalanches affect the road network every year. Projected climate changes will give a milder and wetter cl...; Object ID: issw-2009-0564-0566.pdf; Keywords: climate change, landslide and avalanche frequency, acceptable risk level; View additional details about Avalanche Risk in a Changing Climate Development of a Landslide and Avalanche Risk Model

Title: Hazard Levels Warning for Avalanche Danger on Dwellings Proposal: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: FranÃ§ois Rapin; Description: Avalanches effecting or destroying dwellings are fortunately relatively rare. As such, when these events occur they are surprising and often devastati...; Object ID: P__8185.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, hazard, level, warning, dwelling; View additional details about Hazard Levels Warning for Avalanche Danger on Dwellings Proposal

Title: Application of Multivariate Statistical Techniques for the Characterization of the Surface Circulation Patterns Related to Heavy Snowfalls in Andorra, Pyrenees: Date: 2002; Authors: Pere Esteban, Phillip D. Jones, Javier Martin-Vide, Montse Mases; Description: Heavy precipitation in the form of snow over mountain regions can be a direct cause of avalanches. The characterization of the atmospheric situations ...; Object ID: issw-2002-401-406.pdf; Keywords: heavy snowfall events, principal component analysis and clustering, sea level pressure, circulation patterns, pyrenees, andorra, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Application of Multivariate Statistical Techniques for the Characterization of the Surface Circulation Patterns Related to Heavy Snowfalls in Andorra, Pyrenees

Title: Instrumentation of Avalanche Loads, East Riverside Avalanche Path, Colorado: Date: 1986; Authors: Arthur I. Mears; Description: 32 strain gages and 6 load cells were installed in a reinforced concrete avalanche shed at the East Riverside path, San Juan Mountains, Colorado. The ...; Object ID: issw-1986-108-110.pdf; Keywords: strain gages, load cells, strain level, velocity; View additional details about Instrumentation of Avalanche Loads, East Riverside Avalanche Path, Colorado

Title: Low Cost Determination of Snow Accumulation: Date: 1986; Authors: Norbert B. Wagner; Description: An inexpensive commercial instrument has been developed for measuring snow depths. The Belfort 900 uses acoustic ranging techniques to sense the surfa...; Object ID: issw-1986-143-145.pdf; Keywords: snow depths, acoustic ranging, reference level; View additional details about Low Cost Determination of Snow Accumulation

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