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Title: Snow Depth Measurements in Avalanche Starting Zones: Date: 2000; Authors: Magnus Mar Magnusso, Jon Gunnar Egilsson, Oddur Petursson; Description: In the last few years, Iceland has started an extensive programme to build avalanche defense structuresfor threatened towns and villages. Part of thos...; Object ID: issw-2000-417-423.pdf; Keywords: avalanche starting zones, snow depth, snow mapping, acoustic depth sensors, laser distometers; View additional details about Snow Depth Measurements in Avalanche Starting Zones

Title: The Avalanche Winter 1999 in Switzerland - An Overview: Date: 2000; Authors: Christian Wilhelm, Thomas Wiesinger, Michael Brundl, Walter Ammann; Description: February 1999 will be known in Swiss natural disaster history for its record quantities of snow, for more than 1300 harmful avalanches, 17 deaths, cut...; Object ID: issw-2000-487-494.pdf; Keywords: avalanche disaster, avalanche catastrophy, avalanche damages, insurance, integral risk management, avalanche warning, hazard mapping, paravalanche constructions; View additional details about The Avalanche Winter 1999 in Switzerland - An Overview

Title: Study of the 1999 Avalanches in the Obergoms Valley, Switzerland, With Respect to Avalanche Hazard Mapping: Date: 2000; Authors: Urs Gruber, Perry Bartelt; Description: The Obergoms valley is a highly visited tourist region in south-western Switzerland. It was dramatically struck by avalanches during the Winter of 199...; Object ID: issw-2000-495-500.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard mapping, avalanche dynamics, deflecting dams, deposition depths; View additional details about Study of the 1999 Avalanches in the Obergoms Valley, Switzerland, With Respect to Avalanche Hazard Mapping

Title: Telluride Ski Area Expansion Snow Safety Plan Development and lmplementation 1993-2001: Date: 2000; Authors: Craig Sterbenz; Description: Proposed expansion of the Telluride Ski Area onto previously permitted, but undeveloped, National Forest lands required an Environmental Impact Statem...; Object ID: issw-2000-584-586.pdf; Keywords: ski area, planning, hazard mapping, hazard identification & mitigation, expert forecasting; View additional details about Telluride Ski Area Expansion Snow Safety Plan Development and lmplementation 1993-2001

Title: Hazard Mapping for Ice and Combined Snow/Ice Avalanches - Two Case Studies from the Swiss and Italian Alps: Date: 1998; Authors: Stefan Margreth, Martin Fun; Description: In September 1996 210'000 m3 of glacier ice broke off from the Gutzgletscher which is situated in the north-west face of the Wetterhorn above Grindelw...; Object ID: issw-1998-368-380.pdf; Keywords: avalanche run-out, hanging glacier, ice avalanche, hazard mapping; View additional details about Hazard Mapping for Ice and Combined Snow/Ice Avalanches - Two Case Studies from the Swiss and Italian Alps

Title: Visualization and Analysis of the Swiss Avalanche Bulletin Using GPS: Date: 1996; Authors: Heiri Leuthold, Britta Allgower; Description: For the visualization of the (verbal) Swiss avalanche bulletin a GIS prototype was developed which aims at the prediction of the local avalanche hazar...; Object ID: issw-1996-035-040.pdf; Keywords: avalanche bulletin, geographic information systems (gis), hazard mapping, visualization; View additional details about Visualization and Analysis of the Swiss Avalanche Bulletin Using GPS

Title: The New French Avalanche Map: Date: 1992; Authors: Gilles Borrel; Description: Since 1970, the French Government has been supporting a large program of avalanche mapping, which takes two different forms: hazard "registration" ma...; Object ID: issw-1992-225-228.pdf; Keywords: risk, mapping, method; View additional details about The New French Avalanche Map

Title: Avalanche Protection and Avalanche Research in Austria: Date: 1990; Authors: Peter Holler; Description: Since about 100 years the Federal Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control is existing in Austria. The Service is responsible not only for designing ...; Object ID: issw-1990-291-296.pdf; Keywords: protection, defense, hazard, mapping, blast bolt; View additional details about Avalanche Protection and Avalanche Research in Austria

Title: Avalanche Information Systems in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada: Date: 1984; Authors: Gavin More, Olaf Niemann, Glen Langford; Description: A computer oriented approach to collate avalanche and geographic information was developed to provide hazard evaluations for a variety of purposes. Th...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-008-011.pdf; Keywords: computer, avalanche, harzard, modeling, mapping; View additional details about Avalanche Information Systems in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada