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Title: AVALANCHE PROBABLE RELEASE AREAS (PRA) – TESTING THE PROCEDURE IN NW ITALY
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Chiambretti Igor, Bovet Eloïse, Debernardi Andrea, Lanteri Luca Maria
Description: Snow avalanche hazard mapping has been well-established in the Italian Alps for 40 to 60 years. Cadastre and CLPA-CLPV maps (Probable Avalanche Locati...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P1.23.pdf
Keywords: probable release areas, avalanche hazard mapping
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Title: FUZZY AVALANCHE PROBABLE RELEASE AREAS (PRA) AND HAZARD-RISK MATRIX IN THE LOMBARDIA REGION - ITALY
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Valsecchi Ismaele Quinto, Cucchi Alessandro , Hagos Samuel, Negretti Alberto, Zaccone Andrea, Chiambretti Igor
Description: In this study, we propose a novel method for identifying Potential Release Areas (PRA) in the Lombardy region - Italy. Utilising topographic parameter...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P1.26.pdf
Keywords: probable release areas (pra), susceptibility map, hazard-risk matrix
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Title: INVESTIGATING DYNAMIC MODEL FRICTION PARAMETERS FOR LOW-VOLUME END-OF-SEASON AVALANCHES
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Cam Campbell, Eirik Sharp, Alexis Tessier
Description: Operational avalanche risk management often relies on subjective assessments of potential avalanche runout extent to determine when the avalanche seas...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P2.12.pdf
Keywords: release volume, runout distance, model parameters, avalanche forecasting
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Title: THOUGHTS ON THE WHY’S AND HOW’S OF SMALL-AVALANCHE EXPERIMENTS
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Dieter Issler, Yoichi Ito
Description: Small avalanche paths (typically 100–300 m long) offer great opportunities for detailed studies of most aspects of avalanche flow except the powder-...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P2.14.pdf
Keywords: avalanche experiments, avalanche release, flow regimes, erosion, measurement techniques, data analysis
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Title: INFLUENCE OF CHANGING FOREST HEIGHT ON THE FREQUENCY OF AVA-LANCHE RELEASE IN AN ALPINE AFFORESTATION IN THE SWISS ALPS
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Natalie Piazza, Alessandra Bottero, Johan Gaume, Giorgio Vacchiano, Peter Bebi
Description: A continuous upward shift of the upper treeline is observed in many mountain regions worldwide. Such forest expansion is causing significant impacts o...
Object ID: ISSW2024_O4.2.pdf
Keywords: tree regeneration, snow avalanche, avalanche formation, avalanche release, effective tree height
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Title: CHALLENGES OF GLIDE SNOW MANAGEMENT AT THE HIGH ALPINE CONSTRUCTION SITE KAPRUNER VALLEY, AUSTRIA – A CASE STUDY
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Anna Heuberger, Michael Butschek, Thomas Etzer, Ingrid Reiweger
Description: The Mooserboden and Wasserfallboden water reservoirs, situated in the Kapruner valley, north of the main Alpine divide at elevations between 1500 an...
Object ID: ISSW2024_O6.2.pdf
Keywords: glide-snow management, artificial release, case study, water input, climate change
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Title: CLASSIFICATION OF SLUSHFLOW RELEASE AREAS IN NORWAY AND ON ICELAND
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Christian Jaedicke, Monica Sund, Harpa Grímsdóttir, Jón Kristinn Helgason, Unnur Blær A. Bartsch, Frode Sandersen, Elise Morken
Description: Slushflows can be observed as a natural hazard in most areas with a seasonal snow cover. Intense melting or rain-on-snow events can lead to a mixture ...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P6.9.pdf
Keywords: slushflow, hazard mapping, risk management, release area
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Title: 33 YEARS IN THE SERVICE OF THE AVALANCHE-SAFETY-TEAM IDALPE - A LOOK BACK AT IMPORTANT MILESTONES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT OF THE ISCHGL SKI RESORT
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Serafin Siegele, Paul Dobesberger, Harald Riedl
Description: 33 winters, Serafin Siegele was an integral part of the avalanche-safety-team in the ski resort Ischgl. Not only are the slopes in the ski area and th...
Object ID: ISSW2024_O10.5.pdf
Keywords: avalanche risk management, avalanche safety team, ski area management, controlled avalanche release, racs
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Title: AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS IN ITALY: INVESTIGATIONS OF AVALANCHE RELEASE
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Valt Mauro, Igor Chiambretti, Renato Zazzo, Giovanna Burelli
Description: On the Italian Alps, avalanche fatalities are about 20 each winter season. The categories of ski mountaineers and free riders are the most affected, a...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P10.9.pdf
Keywords: avalanche accidents, snow structure, avalanche release
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Title: EXPERIMENTS ON SELF-SUSTAINED CRACK PROPAGATION IN AVALANCHES
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Bastian Bergfeld, Melin Walet, Alec van Herwijnen
Description: If a slab avalanche is triggered, how big will it be? This question is crucial for avalanche forecasters and backcountry travelers alike, yet it is di...
Object ID: ISSW2023_O2.02.pdf
Keywords: avalanche release, fracture mechanics, avalanche size, dynamic crack propagation, supershear
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Title: INFLUENCE OF SLAB DEPTH SPATIAL VARIABILITY ON THE PROBABILITY AND RELEASE SIZE OF SKIER-TRIGGERED AVALANCHES
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Francis Meloche, Louis Guillet, Francis Gauthier, Alexandre Langlois, Johan Gaume
Description: The spatial variability of snowpack properties can create uncertainty when assessing avalanche hazards. We suggest a combined mechanical-statistical a...
Object ID: ISSW2023_O2.04.pdf
Keywords: snow spatial variability, skier-triggering probability, avalanche release size
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Title: FRACTURE ENERGIES RELEVANT FOR DRY-SNOW SLAB AVALANCHE RELEASE
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Bastian Bergfeld, Alec van Herwijnen, Gregoire Bobilier, Jürg Schweizer
Description: In our current understanding of dry-snow slab avalanche release, the crack propagation phase is composed of two parts: first, the onset of crack propa...
Object ID: ISSW2023_P1.47.pdf
Keywords: avalanche release, fracture mechanics, weak layer properties, propagation saw test
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Title: WHAT COULD STOP DYNAMIC CRACK PROPAGATION IN DRY SNOW SLAB AVALANCHES?
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Francis Meloche, Grégoire Bobilier, Louis Guillet, Francis Gauthier, Alexandre Langlois, Johan Gaume
Description: Dry snow slab avalanches are difficult to predict. The release process of dry-snow slab avalanche begins with an initial failure within a buried weak ...
Object ID: ISSW2023_P1.57.pdf
Keywords: avalanche release size, dynamic crack propagation, crack arrest, dampm, material point method, weak layer, slab, fracture
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Title: POTENTIAL RELEASE AREA DELINEATION AND AVALANCHE HAZARD INDICATION MAPPING APPLIED TO FOREST MANAGEMENT AND WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION PROJECT PLANNING
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Robert H. Young
Description: As a result of recent severe wildfires and notable community impacts, an increase in awareness and available funding has accelerated the implementatio...
Object ID: ISSW2023_P2.41.pdf
Keywords: gis, hazard indication, forestry, potential release area, terrain analysis
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Title: SUPERSHEAR CRACK PROPAGATION IN SNOW SLAB AVALANCHE RELEASE: NEW INSIGHTS FROM NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS AND FIELD MEASUREMENTS
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Grégoire Bobillier, Bertil Trottet, Bastian Bergfeld, Ron Simenhois, Alec van Herwijnen, Jürg Schweizer, Johan Gaume
Description: The release process of dry-snow slab avalanches begins with a localized failure within a porous, weak snow layer that lies beneath a cohesive slab. Su...
Object ID: ISSW2023_O2.01.pdf
Keywords: supershear crack propagation, numerical modeling, dry-snow slab avalanche release
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