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Title: AVALANCHE SCENARIO MAPS: FROM TERRAIN IDENTIFICATION TO DECISION SUPPORT TOOL: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Christoph Hesselbach, Jakob Schwarz, Paula Spannring, Anna Wirbel, Andreas Huber, Michael Winkler, Christoph Mitterer, Harald Riedl, Jan-Thomas Fischer; Description: Site-specific avalanche warning requires spatially explicit estimates of where avalanches may release, how they may propagate, and what size they may ...; Object ID: ISSW2026_FS2.3.pdf; Keywords: avalanche terrain identification, avalanche scenario maps, site-specific avalanche warning, avalanche size, avalanche simulation, decision support; View additional details about AVALANCHE SCENARIO MAPS: FROM TERRAIN IDENTIFICATION TO DECISION SUPPORT TOOL

Title: UNDERSTANDING THE ACTIONABILITY OF FUTURE SNOW AVALANCHE HAZARD MAPS IN ALASKA: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Kristin M. F. Timm, Patrick O. Ansah, Gabriel J. Wolken, Katreen W. Jones; Description: Climate change is altering snow and weather conditions in Alaska, creating new challenges for avalanche risk management. Researchers are developing fu...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.54.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanches, actionable science, hazard maps, decision-making, uncertainty, risk communication; View additional details about UNDERSTANDING THE ACTIONABILITY OF FUTURE SNOW AVALANCHE HAZARD MAPS IN ALASKA

Title: A NEW OPERATIONAL APPROACH FOR THE DAILY ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL AVALANCHE DANGER: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Alberto Mariani, Luca Dellarole, Giacomo Villa, Jacopo Borsotti, Fabiano Monti; Description: Over the past 20 years, the need to identify the spatial distribution of avalanche-prone areas, crucial for evaluating the avalanche risk, has led to...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P1.8.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard indication maps, potential release areas, snowpack stability, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about A NEW OPERATIONAL APPROACH FOR THE DAILY ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL AVALANCHE DANGER

Title: A MULTI-STEP AVALANCHE RISK FRAMEWORK FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON LARGE SCALE AVALANCHE HAZARD: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Gregor Ortner, Michael Bründl, David N. Bresch; Description: Specific impacts of climate change on snow avalanche risk for inhabited areas are largely unknown and call for further investigation. Numerous studie...; Object ID: ISSW2024_O5.2.pdf; Keywords: climate change, avalanche, risk assessment, snowpack, ramms, climada, risk maps; View additional details about A MULTI-STEP AVALANCHE RISK FRAMEWORK FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON LARGE SCALE AVALANCHE HAZARD

Title: REFINED SWISS AVALANCHE TERRAIN MAPPING CATV2 / ATHV2: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Stephan Harvey, Marc Christen, Yves Bühler, Cyrill Hänni, Noel Boos, Boris Bernegger; Description: Avalanche terrain maps are becoming increasingly common for large areas due to the availability of high-resolution and high-quality digital elevation...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P12.1.pdf; Keywords: avalanche terrain maps, white risk, avalanche terrain, avalanche hazard mapping, backcountry tour planning; View additional details about REFINED SWISS AVALANCHE TERRAIN MAPPING CATV2 / ATHV2

Title: AVALANCHE HAZARD MAPPING USING THE AVALANCHE TERRAIN EXPOSURE SCALE (ATES) IN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RANGES OF BULGARIA: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Momchil Panayotov, Kalin Markov, Nickolay Tsvetanov, Andreas Huber, Christoph Hesselbach, Michaela Teich; Description: Backcountry skiing and touring has become more popular in Bulgaria in the past decade. Unfortunately, the rise in popularity of these activities has a...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P12.5.pdf; Keywords: ates maps, avalanches, bulgaria, autoates, forest protection; View additional details about AVALANCHE HAZARD MAPPING USING THE AVALANCHE TERRAIN EXPOSURE SCALE (ATES) IN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RANGES OF BULGARIA

Title: DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE SCALE AUTOMATED AVALANCHE TERRAIN EXPOSURE SCALE (ATES) RATINGS IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AVALANCHE EXPERTS: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Charles D. von Avis, John M. Sykes, Bryan Tutt; Description: The Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) is a terrain rating system developed in Canada to communicate risk due to snow avalanches to backcountry r...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P2.57.pdf; Keywords: avalanche terrain exposure scale (ates), autoates, digital maps, forest density, localization; View additional details about DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE SCALE AUTOMATED AVALANCHE TERRAIN EXPOSURE SCALE (ATES) RATINGS IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AVALANCHE EXPERTS

Title: Potential of automated avalanche dynamic simulations for large scale hazard indication mapping in Italy: a first test application in Aosta Valley: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Margherita Maggioni, EloÃ¯se Bovet, Michele Freppaz, Valerio Segor, Yves BÃ¼hler; Description: The different hazard levels in avalanche hazard maps are defined on the basis of the impact pressures of the design avalanche with a specific return p...; Object ID: ISSW2018_P08.5.pdf; Keywords: avalanche simulations, hazard indication maps, automatic procedure, large areas.; View additional details about Potential of automated avalanche dynamic simulations for large scale hazard indication mapping in Italy: a first test application in Aosta Valley

Title: Using Spatially Distributed Statistical Models for Avalanche Runout Estimation: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Andreas Huber, Jan-Thomas Fischer, Andreas Kofler, Karl Kleemayr; Description: State of the art physical-dynamical avalanche models are a commonly used tool in avalanche research and practice. Research and practical experience ha...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.38.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche modeling, raster-based modeling, regional-scale, hazard-indicator maps; View additional details about Using Spatially Distributed Statistical Models for Avalanche Runout Estimation

Title: Why Donâ€™t Avalanche-Dynamics Models of Higher Complexity Necessarily Lead to Better Predictions?: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Christophe Ancey; Description: The avalanche-dynamics approach has a long history in avalanche prediction. In the absence of computers, scientists and engineers focused on idealized...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O2-20.pdf; Keywords: avalanche-dynamics model, saint-venant equation, prediction and uncertainty, maps; View additional details about Why Donâ€™t Avalanche-Dynamics Models of Higher Complexity Necessarily Lead to Better Predictions?

Title: Snaps - Snow, Ice and Avalanche Applications: Date: 2012; Authors: Harpa GrÃmsdÃ³ttir, Magni Hreinn JÃ³nsson, Krister Kristensen, Hedda Breien; Description: The SNAPS project focuses on snow and avalanche services for transport infrastructure in selected areas within the Northern Periphery in Iceland, Norw...; Object ID: issw-2012-161-164.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, avalanche forecasting, transport, snow models, snow maps; View additional details about Snaps - Snow, Ice and Avalanche Applications

Title: Potential Release Areas and Return Period of Avalanches: Is There a Relation?: Date: 2006; Authors: Margherita Maggioni, Urs Gruber, Ross S. Purves, Michele Freppaz; Description: Avalanche hazard zones are usually defined in terms of impact pressures and run-out distances for avalanches with a specific return period (T). Calcu...; Object ID: issw-2006-566-571.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard maps, release area, return period, extreme-values statistics; View additional details about Potential Release Areas and Return Period of Avalanches: Is There a Relation?

Title: Experiences on the Use and the Effectiveness of Permanent Supporting Structures in Switzerland: Date: 1996; Authors: Stefan Margreth; Description: First the principles of supporting structures are explained. Two case studies of winter observations in areas controlled by supporting structures are ...; Object ID: issw-1996-233-238.pdf; Keywords: avalanche protection, supporting structures, hazard maps; View additional details about Experiences on the Use and the Effectiveness of Permanent Supporting Structures in Switzerland

Title: How Useful Are Computer Generated Maps?: Date: 1982; Authors: Beat vonAllmen, Judi Gooding, Liam Fitzgerald , John Stratton; Description: Computers have transformed maps into unusually versatile tools for communication of data. When fed with elevation data, computers can draw oblique vi...; Object ID: issw-1982-031.pdf; Keywords: computer, maps, exposure, slope; View additional details about How Useful Are Computer Generated Maps?

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