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Title: AN INNOVATIVE PROTOCOL FOR CONDUCTING AND EXPLOITING SNOW TESTS: THE OUTCOME OF A RELIABLE FIELD EXPERIMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL TOOLS ON SMARTPHONE
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Frédéric Pourraz, Alain Duclos, François Louchet
Description: The avalanche risk estimation, performed by a forecaster as well as a practitioner, is based on a limited number of parameters which are now subject t...
Object ID: ISSW2023_P1.27.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow tests, measurement protocol, propagation propensity, real-time sharing
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Title: The Influence of Near-Surface Warming on Slab Stiffness and Crack Propagation Propensity
Date: 2012
Authors: Benjamin Reuter, Jürg Schweizer
Description: Near-surface warming by either an increase in air temperature or radiation is believed to have a significant effect on dry-snow slab avalanche formati...
Object ID: issw-2012-028-031.pdf
Keywords: near-surface warming, propagation propensity, snow pack, slabs,
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Title: Validation of the Propagation Saw Test Near Whumpfs and Avalanches
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Dave Gauthier, Cameron Ross, Bruce Jamieson
Description: The Propagation Saw Test (PST) is a recently developed field test method for evaluating the fracture propagation propensity of slab and weak layer com...
Object ID: P__8216.pdf
Keywords: propagation propensity, field test, instability assessment, snowpack properties, forecasting
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Title: Predictions of the Propagation Saw Test: Comparisons with Other Instability Tests at Skier Tested Slopes
Date: 2008-09-26
Authors: Dave Gauthier, Bruce Jamieson
Description: Several new fracture propagation field tests have been presented in recent years. These are designed to provide specific information about propagation...
Object ID: P__8217.pdf
Keywords: propagation propensity, field test, instability assessment, snowpack properties, forecasting
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