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Title: Numerical Modeling of Liquid Water Movement in Snow Cover
Date: 2009
Authors: Hiroyuki Hirashima, Satoru Yamaguchi, Atsushi Sato
Description: Liquid water movement in snow cover is an important aspect of wet snow metamorphism, and understanding it is vital for forecasting wet snow avalanches...
Object ID: issw-2009-0252-0255.pdf
Keywords: water transport model, capillary pressure, hydraulic conductivity, numerical snowpack model
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Title: Interpretation of Prevalent Avalanche Scenarios on the Basis of the Anticrack Model
Date: 2009
Authors: Stephan Harvey, Joachim Heierli
Description: Each winter the build-up of snow conditions is unique and distinctive, but a wide variety of avalanche situations can be attributed to a relatively sm...
Object ID: issw-2009-0276-0281.pdf
Keywords: avalanche scenarios, anticrack model, avalanche formation
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Title: Validation of the Snowpack Model in the Dolomites
Date: 2009
Authors: Fabiano Monti, Anselmo Cagnati, Charles Fierz, Michael Lehning, Mauro Valt, Andrea Pozzi
Description: Starting from the 2004 winter season, the SNOWPACK snow cover model has been operational at the Avalanche Forecasting Centre in Arabbe (Dolomites, Ita...
Object ID: issw-2009-0313-0317.pdf
Keywords: snowpack model, snow metamorphism, model validation, wind effects
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Title: The 2008-2009 Exceptional Snowfalls in the Italian Alpa: Threshold Sum Approach and Analysis of the SNOWPACK Model Stability Indices
Date: 2009
Authors: Fabiano Monti, Anselmo Cagnati, Mauro Valt
Description: The 2008-2009 winter season has been characterized by exceptional snowfalls in the Italian Alps; it has been one of the 3-4 snowiest seasons since 193...
Object ID: issw-2009-0318-0322.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow stability evaluation, snowpack stratigraphy, snowpack model
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Title: A-b Model: Can We Learn More From the Statistical Avalanche Model With Respect to the Dynamical Behavior of Avalanches
Date: 2009
Authors: Peter Gauer, Steinar Bakkehøi, Karstein Lied, Krister Kristensen, Kalle Kronholm
Description: A meaningful risk assessment in avalanche prone areas involves the estimation of the runout and impact pressures of potential avalanches. Two categori...
Object ID: issw-2009-0405-0408.pdf
Keywords: avalanche dynamics, statistical model, observations
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Title: Analyzing the Environmental Effects on the Danger of Avalanches Using Geoinformation Technology
Date: 2009
Authors: G. Gruber, A. Hecke, A. Wieser
Description: Actual and high quality spatial data and information are the foundation in the daily workflow in a common avalanche warning center. One essential act...
Object ID: issw-2009-0428-0432.pdf
Keywords: geographic information systems (gis), meteorological analysis, weather stations, raster model, avalanche bulletins
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Title: Experiences in Avalanche Assessment With the Powder Snow Avalanche Model Samosat
Date: 2009
Authors: Matthias Granig, Peter Sampl, Christian Tollinger, Philipp Jörg
Description: In 2004 the Forest Technical Service for Avalanche and Torrent Control (WLV) has initiated the development of the new powder snow avalanche model Samo...
Object ID: issw-2009-0514-0518.pdf
Keywords: avalanche simulation, samosat, model calibration, avalanche case studies
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Title: Finite Element Models and Sensitivity Analysis of the Vulnerability of an Avalanche Protection Gallery
Date: 2009
Authors: Dominique Daudon, Julien Baroth, Patrycja Szczurowska, Ma Ying, Pascal Perrotin
Description: Our research work has focused on the Montaulever avalanche protection gallery. Horizontal and vertical structural elements are modelled herein using ...
Object ID: issw-2009-0587-0591.pdf
Keywords: avalanche protection gallery, finite element model, probabilistic sensitivity study
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Title: Laboratory Simulations of Radiation-Recrystallization Events in Southwest Montana
Date: 2008-09-23
Authors: Andrew E. Slaughter, Patrick J. Staron, Edward E. Adams, Doug McCabe, Henry Munter, Doug Catherine, Irene Henninger, Mike Cooperstein, Tom Leonard
Description: During the winter seasons of 2006/2007 and 2007/2008, Montana State University researchers collaborated with the Yellowstone Club Ski Patrol to invest...
Object ID: P__8057.pdf
Keywords: near-surface facets, radiation recrystallization, heat-transfer model, snow micropen
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Title: Statistical Assessment of Regional Avalanche Danger Using Parameters from the Snow Cover Model Snowpack
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Michael Schirmer, Michael Lehning, Jürg Schweizer
Description: Numerical avalanche prediction with statistical methods using meteorological input parameters has shown insufficient results, mainly since snow cover ...
Object ID: P__8182.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, numerical simulation, snow cover model, snow cover stability, nearest neighbor, feature selection, genetic algorithm
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Title: Application and Limitations of Dynamic Models for Snow Avalanche Hazard Mapping
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Stefan Margreth, Alan Jones
Description: Dynamic models, initially based on fluid flow, have been used since the 1950s for modelling the motion and runout of extreme snow avalanches. The fric...
Object ID: P__8052.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche, hazard mapping, runout, dynamic model, uncertainty, friction coefficients
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Title: Implementation of Depth Hoar Factor into the Snowpack Model
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Hiroyuki Hirashima, Osamu Abe, Atsushi Sato, Michael Lehning
Description: In the SNOWPACK model, shear strength has been estimated as a function of the snow density using expressions depending on grain types. Therefore, the ...
Object ID: P__8025.pdf
Keywords: snowpack model, faceted crystals, rounded grains, shear strength
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Title: A Multiple Snow Layer Model Including a Parameterization of Vertical Water Channel Process in Snowpack
Date: 2008-09-26
Authors: Takafumi Katsushima, Toshiro Kumakura, Yukari Takeuchi
Description: Tohkamachi Experimental Station in Niigata prefecture, Japan, which locates along Sea of Japan, usually has heavy snow in winter. In this site, much s...
Object ID: P__8219.pdf
Keywords: preferential flow, water channel, parameterization, multiple snow layer model
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Title: Snowpack Stratifictaion Variability In Pir Panjal Range (India)
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Amreek Singh, Devi Chand, Ashwagosha Ganju
Description: Snowpack variability is of prime concern to avalanche forecasters for its direct effect on slope stability. The interplay of weather and terrain is be...
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Keywords: avalanche, snow model, variability
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Title: Development of a Model for Water and Heat Exchange Between the Atmosphere and a Water Body
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Shufen Sun, Weiping Li, Yao Chu
Description: A model for studying the heat and mass exchange between the atmosphere and a water body is developed, in which the phase change process of liquid wate...
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Keywords: liquid water-ice-snow system, enthalpy model, convective mixing, model validation
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